""Andrew Coscoran finished 12th in the 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the 29-year-old Dubliner clocking 3:35.87 in a race that produced a massive shock up front - with Portugal's Isaac Nader taking victory in 3:34.10 ahead of Britain's Jake Wightman (3:34.12) and Kenya's Reynold Cheruiyot (3:34.25). The race favourite, Niels Laros of the Netherlands, only finished fifth while Olympic silver medallist Josh Kerr suffered an injury on the penultimate lap and trailed home 14th and last in 4:11.23.""
""I was just too far back but it's difficult to get there without wasting energy," said Coscoran. "It's just one of those things. Usually, I'd like to be top five at the bell and I was trying to get into that position. I made a few surges because there were people in the way. I was at the back and tried to make a few moves and just burnt myself out. It's a learning experience.""
Andrew Coscoran placed 12th in the 1500m final in Tokyo with a time of 3:35.87. The race produced a major upset as Portugal's Isaac Nader won in 3:34.10, followed by Jake Wightman (3:34.12) and Reynold Cheruiyot (3:34.25). Race favourite Niels Laros finished fifth, while Olympic silver medallist Josh Kerr suffered an injury on the penultimate lap and finished 14th in 4:11.23. Coscoran was positioned too far back, made several surges and expended energy trying to move forward, leaving him exhausted and describing the experience as a learning one. Coscoran will compete later in the week over 5000m, and Irish attention shifts to the 800m semi-finals where Mark English and Cian McPhillips hold live chances of advancing.
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