King Island distance runner Stewart McSweyn has produced another strong performance to finish fourth in the men’s 3000 metre event at the IAAF Continental Cup in the Czech Republic on Monday morning.
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Representing Asia-Pacific in the two-day teams competition that saw 20 events held for men and women, the 23-year-old took the lead after two laps of the race, which saw the last-placed runner eliminated for the final four laps.
McSweyn easily avoided the cut and was placed second in the four-man field heading into the final lap, but was unable to keep pace with Americas runners Paul Chelimo, Mohammed Ahmed and Europe’s Henrik Ingebrigtsen, finishing in a time of 8:02.01, almost five seconds behind the winner, Chelimo.
The result comes just one week after McSweyn suffered a dislocated shoulder at the finish line of the Diamond League 5000m final in Belgium, where he ran a personal best time of 13:05.23.
