Ireland's Thomas Barr sets national record in Rio's 400m hurdles final

• Near-miss as Irishman runs personal best but falls just short of a bronze• Fourth is the worst place as you are so close, Barr says There was no shame in defeat for Thomas Barr, the Irishman who finished a gallant fourth in the 400m hurdles final won by Kerron Clement of the USA. Barr chiselled the best part of half a second off the personal best and national record he set in qualifying, but came up just short of a podium finish in a race reduced to only seven competitors after Javier Culs...