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Second-fastest time of her career for Ciara Mageean in very quick Diamond League race in Rome

Last year’s European bronze medalist finished in 10th place.

CIARA MAGEEAN IMPRESSED at Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Rome, clocking her second-fastest 1500m time ever to finish in 10th place.

It was a quick race with Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands conjuring the quickest time of the year – 3:56.22 – to take first and also the meet record.

Mageean, last year’s European bronze medalist, put up a 4:04.49 and ran clear of a number of rivals during the final lap.

She now qualifies for the World Championships in London in August.

It was a very competitive field with the 2016 European champion Angelika Cichocka’s personal best of 4.01.84 still only good enough for sixth place.

Four Europeans finished in the top-six, with Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen in contention for a long time only to be pipped to second by Kenya’s Winny Chebet.

Sweden’s Meraf Bahta and Gudaf Tsegay from Ethiopia in fourth and fifth respectively.

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