Hamstring pull thwarts Dale

Months after watching his athlete Alastair Chalmers place sixth in the world junior long-hurdles, V35 athlete Garland mirrored Chalmers’ achievement over 400m flat with a 50.50sec. clocking at the World Masters’ Athletics Championships.

This time round though, the Sarnian was striding excellently towards a seeded world medal and at the same time a purely British podium which looked likely as the athletes broke onto the home straight.

But an unfortunate hamstring pull with just 50m remaining cost Garland several crucial positions as compatriots Stewart Marshall and Rick Beardsell occupied the first two podium spots.