Isle of Man athlete David Mullarkey finished in 12th place in the men’s 10,000 metres final at the European Athletics Championship in Birmingham tonight.
The race was won by Sweden’s Andreas Almgren in a Championship record time of 27.23.44. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu, of Switzerland, took silver and France’s Jimmy Gressier took the bronze.
Mullarkey, pictured on the start line, was the top placed GB representative, finishing in a time of 28.25.58.
It comes just weeks after an amazing performance, battling harsh weather conditions to pick up a Commonwealth Games bronze medal while wearing the Isle of Man colours in Glasgow. You can read more about that here:
Mullarkey Makes Manx History in a Rain‑Soaked 10K Thriller – Manx.News
(Picture: BBC)