IRISH ATHLETES Cathal Doyle, Luke McCann and Andrew Coscoran all failed to progress directly in the 1500m heats this morning
Doyle came ninth in the 1500m Heat 1 — the 26-year-old produced a time of 3:37.82.
The 26-year-old needed a top-six place to qualify for the semi-finals, and could not match his personal best of 3:34.09.
A repechage has been introduced at these Olympic Games, so the Clonliffe Harriers athlete will get another chance in Paris.
The race was won by Britain’s Josh Kerr (3:35.83), while Daniel Komen of Kenya (3:36.31) was second and Norwegian star Narve Gilje Nordås (3:36.41) came third.
Meanwhile, Ireland’s Luke McCann finished eighth in Heat 2.
His time of 3:35.73 was not enough to progress and was shy of his personal best (3:34.32).
Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma (3:35.21) was first, with USA’s Cole Hocker (3:35.27) and Italy’s Pietro Arese (3:35.30).
Coscoran was 15th in Heat 3 with a time of 3:42.07.
The 28-year-old was well short of his personal best of 3:32.68
Like Doyle and McCann, Coscoran will get another chance in the repechage.
The race was won by Dutch athlete Stefan Nillessen (3:36.77), while USA’s Hobbs Kessler (3:36.87) and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway (3:37.04) was third.
