Ben Reynolds achieves World Indoor 60m hurdles standard
North Down hurdler Ben Reynolds has qualified for next month's World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
The Holywood man, who was competing in Flanders, will represent Ireland at the World Indoors.
Brian Gregan also achieved the World Indoor 400m standard in Belgium.
The Clonliffe Harrier ran a time of 46.66 which was comfortably inside the Istanbul mark of 46.90.
Derval O'Rourke was scheduled to run in Belgium but opted not to compete because of a foot niggle.
Reynolds can now look forward to joining the likes of O'Rourke and Gregan in Turkey from 9/11 March as he competes for Ireland at a major senior championship for the first time.
The 21-year-old clocked improved his outdoor 110m hurdles personal best to 13.75 seconds last season and will have ambitions of challenging the London Olympics standard of 13.52.
He has already qualified for this year's European outdoor championships in Helsinki.
"There's a lot more to come," said Reynolds after his run on Saturday.
"Three weeks of solid training now to improve. Onwards and upwards."
Scottish Indoor Championships
At the Scottish National Senior Indoor Championships in Glasgowallymena & Antrim's Dean Adams won the 60m title in 6.95 (Heat-7.03s). He finished ahead of AJ Boyce of Herne Hill Harriers who ran 6.96s.
Clubmate Christine McMahon won the 400m final in 56.64 after earlier winning her heat in 57.98. John Houston was fifth in the 400m final in 50.56. He was second in his 400m heat earlier in the day (50.36).
In the 1500m City of Derry's Cathal Logue was 7th in the final in 4.21.03. Anna McIlmoyle jumped 1.55m in the High Jump for 4th.
