Sharlene Mawdsley produced a fine run at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in Czechia on Tuesday evening to take third in a high quality 400 metres on another mixed night for the Irish.
Mawdsley crossed the line in 50.28 seconds, with World Indoor champion and home favourite Lurdes Gloria Manuel (49.74) taking victory ahead of Cuba’s Roxana Gomez (50.20).
It represents a good outing for the Tipperary athlete. It’s just outside the personal best she set to win the 400m at the Continental Tour Bronze meeting in Brussels last month (50.17). That run in Belgium was an improvement on the 50.52 she clocked in her season opener at the Continental Tour Bronze Event in Savona, Italy.
It was a mixed night for the other Irish in action with no podium places but a few quality runs.
Mark English narrowly missed out on a podium spot in the men’s 1000m.
Despite breaking the new national record, the Donegal man finished in sixth place, crossing in a time of 2:15.82, just four tenths of a second off third spot.
Nick Griggs set two season’s best times in the men’s mile race.
The 21-year-old finished in ninth place, completing the one mile race in 3:52.81. On route, he also set a season’s best time of 3:36.92 for the 1500m split.
Bori Akinola finished sixth at a time of 10.38 seconds in the men’s 100m, while Emma Moore’s 800m efforts included a personal best time of 2:00.71 The race was won by Switzerland’s Audrey Werro in a new meet record of 1:54.45.