Ireland's Gareth Turnbull today claimed silver in the men's 1,500m at the 21st World University Games in Beijing.
Turnbull clocked a time of 3mins 44.21 when chasing home Spaniard P.A. Esteso, who claimed gold in 3 mins 43.98 secs. Alexis Abraham of France was third.
The 22-year-old Belfastman, a member of the Irish team which was third in the European Senior Cross Country last December, is part of the Physical Education programme at Loughborough University in England.
James Nolan, a member of the Irish team which travelled to Edmonton for the World Championships earlier this month, reached the final of the 1,500m but failed to finish the race.