Cathal Doyle was simply sensational in this evening’s Olympic 1500 Repechage winning in scintillating style and booking his place in tomorrow’s Olympic semi-final. (Photo by Sportsfile) From the starters gun Cathal was absolutely focused on the task ahead running a tactically astute race near the front, with 500 ago he was well in the mix and at the bell as the pace picked up even more he found space on the inside and coming off the final bend switched to the outside and powered from third-place to take first. That winning smile was back as he crossed the line in 3.34.91 taking 1st place and more importantly a starting place in tomorrow’s Olympic Games 1500 semi-final.
Post race Cathal in taking about the additional race said: ” we’re Irish, we love misery!’ For RTE interview: https://x.com/RTEsport/status/1819791157846507603