"There was heartbreak for Cian McPhillips in the men's 800m at the World Championships in Tokyo on Saturday, the Longford 23-year-old finishing fourth despite producing a massive national record of 1:42.15. It took three Olympic medallists to beat him, with 2024 champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi setting a championship record of 1:41.86, edging Algeria's Djamel Sedjati (1:41.90) and Canada's Marco Arop (1:41.95)."
"McPhillips settled in seventh place through the opening 200m and slipped back to eighth as they set off on the second lap, with 400m reached out front in a blazing 49.27 seconds. He moved into contention entering the final bend but had to circle the field to launch his effort in the home straight, powering from eighth to fourth. Nonetheless, it has been a breakthrough championships for McPhillips."
Cian McPhillips finished fourth in the men's 800m in Tokyo with an Irish record of 1:42.15. Emmanuel Wanyonyi won in a championship record of 1:41.86, with Djamel Sedjati second (1:41.90) and Marco Arop third (1:41.95). McPhillips was seventh at 200m and slipped to eighth early on the second lap as the field reached 400m in 49.27. He moved into contention on the final bend, circled the field and powered from eighth to fourth. McPhillips had earlier won his heat in 1:44.91 and set an Irish semi-final record of 1:43.18. The Irish women's 4x400m finished eighth in 3:29.27.
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