Ireland's Tokyo takeaway Day 11 - Andrew Coscoran into 1500m semis
Star of the Sea athlete Andrew Coscoran showed both his class and potential at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo early this morning, securing a coveted spot in the Men’s 1,500m semi-finals.
Coscoran posted a time of 3:37.11 to finish eighth in his heat.
The time saw Coscoran comfortably secure a time qualifier position, with just the top six going through automatically.
Racing in the final heat, the Star of the Sea athlete had an idea of what time would be needed to progress.
It was the fastest of the three heats and, at the halfway mark, Coscoran positioned himself perfectly, sitting on the heels of two-time Olympic medallist, Nick Willis of New Zealand.
Knowing Willis would be doing just enough to qualify, it was the perfect tactic with both going safely through.
Coscoran will be back in action on Thursday in the semi-final.
MORNING RESULTS DAY 11: AUGUST 3rd, 2021
ATHLETICS
Men’s 1500m Heats - Andrew Coscoran – 8th in heat in 3:37.11 (progresses to semi-final)
Women’s 400m Heats – Phil Healy – 4th in heat in 51.98
Men’s 200m Heats – Marcus Lawlor – 6th in heat in 20.73
Men’s 200m Heats – Leon Reid – 5th in heat in 20.53 (progresses to semi-final)
BOXING
Women’s Lightweight quarter-finals - Kellie Harrington (IRL) v Imane Khelif (ALG) – win for IRL 5-0 unanimous decision
DAY 11 SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES ARE IRISH TIME): August 3rd, 2021
*Schedule may be subject to change
11:00 Equestrian – Darragh Kenny and VDL Cartello, Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro and Cian O’Connor and Kilkenny - Show Jumping Individual Qualifiers
11:27 Boxing – Aidan Walsh – Bronze Medal Presentation, Men’s Welter
13:06 Athletics – Leon Reid – Men’s 200m semi-final