Longford's Cian McPhillips finishes like train but medal agonisingly eludes him
By Alan Walsh
Published 20th Sep 2025, 15:33 GMT
En-route to finishing 4th place in a World Championships 800m final, Longford's Cian McPhillips set a blistering new Irish record of 1:42:15
Longford's Cian McPhillips finished like a train in the World Championships 800m Final in Toyko however a medal agonisingly eluded the 23-year-old Ardagh man and UCD student.
En-route to finishing 4th place in a World 800m final, Cian set a blistering new Irish record of 1:42:15.
Cian produced a stunning final 100m, coming from the back to finish fourth just outside the medal positions.
It was a stunning debut World Championships for Cian, representing his family, county and country proud, and he'll be a force to be reckoned with in the years ahead.
1 Emmanuel Wanyoni (Kenya) 1.41.86
2 Djamel Sedjati (Algeria) 1.41.90
3 Marcos Arop (Canada) 1.41.95