Eilish Flanagn finished sixth place in the 3000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham tonight.
The Finn Valley AC athlete finished in a season’s best time of 9:57.18 at the Alexander Stadium.
Kenyan athlete Jackline Chepkoech won the race with a time of 9:15.68, just ahead of England’s Elizabeth Bird in 9:17.79.
Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai won bronze in 9:23.24 while another English athlete Aimee Pratt was next in 9:27.41
Just ahead of Flanagan, from Aghyaran who was representing Northern Ireland, was Australian Amy Cashin.
Eilish’s twin sister Roisin will run in the 5000m on Sunday.
