CIARA MAGEEAN WAS denied a European Championship bronze in the final strides after her superb effort in the women’s 1500m final fell agonisingly short.
Mageean gave her all to reel in the leading trio in the home straight but just couldn’t find the final burst to close the gap and snatch a medal.
European indoor champion Laura Muir upped the pace on the last lap to take gold in a time of 4:02.32. Sofia Ennaoui chased her home to take silver with another Briton, Laura Weightman, holding off Mageean for the bronze.
It is fourth for @ciaramageean in the 1500-metre final. Her 4:04.63 left her just outside the medals behind winner Laura Muir of Great Britain #Berlin2018 #RTEsport pic.twitter.com/eQfF3FLd9W
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 12, 2018
“I’m bitterly disappointed,” a drained Mageean told RTÉ Sport after running 4:04.63.
“I came to try to bring another medal home for ireland, to join Tom [Barr] with some metalwork around my neck, and I gave everything out there and just fell short.
“It was a tough run and I’m proud to be able to go out there and give everything in the Irish vest.”
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Nice knock out but he’s a fu#king idiot
He acts like a tool in the cage, he was on the MMA hour and I was expecting more of the same but he was actually really sound. That said it did predate the Pokemon stunt
Paul, is the Alex Reid that fought last night the same guy that was married to the page three girl Jordan? If it was I can’t believe he’s still fighting.
It is, Gary. His first fight in about four years or so.
Cheers Paul.
has to have been some pent up anger issues there :)
You mean improved on it with an awesome pokemon refrence
Too many macho men around here with no sense of humour it seems
I feel like that this morning
Ouch.
He’s had 6 Bellator fights without a title shot so theyre still spoon feeding him, they only have 20 Welterweights on their books