Ireland's Andrew Coscoran storms to biggest win of his career in Miami as Rhasidat Adeleke impresses in Diamond League
The Balbriggan man won the
race
in 8:17.56, beating out American Grant Fisher and England's George Mills.
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Andrew Coscoran in action during the World Indoor Athletics Championships
Credit: Sportsfile
After a slow opening 2km, the 28-year-old was sitting in fifth at the bell, but then kicked for home and ran the last 200m in 25 seconds to outpace Fisher, who medalled twice at the
Paris
Olympics last year, and Mills.
Coscoran said: 'I've been in a couple of neck-and-neck races where I've fallen over the line.
'When I was coming up to the line, I was like, 'Do I need to actually fall here to try and get this?' It was a bit neck and neck but with a couple of metres to go I was like 'I definitely have this'.
'My mindset is I can always maybe get it. First lap, I'm like, 'How do I win this?' Same with every other lap. I thought I definitely had it with about three or four metres to go.
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'Before that, I was asking myself if I can win it and it was definite with four metres to go.'
Coscoran will go in the 5000m later tonight and is line for the biggest prize pot of his career.
His 3000m victory gained him 12 points in the long-distance category, with tonight's race to decide the final standings.
The athlete with the most points will win $100,000. Second takes home $50,000 and third receives $30,000.
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Meanwhile,
The Tallaght woman, 22, came home in 22.72. USA's Anavia Battle won in 22.38. Norway's Henriette Jaeger was third, clocking 22.86.
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