Thomas Barr is set to compete in the 400m Hurdles at the Zurich Diamond League on Thursday September 3rd.

The Ferrybank athlete just missed out on a place in the final of the IAAF World Championships finishing fourth in his semi-final in a time of 48.71 seconds. Barr finished 11th overall and later ran as part of the men's 4x400m relay team that set a new national record of 3:01.26 finishing 13th overall.

Barr has had an excellent season to date running a national record of 48.65 and winning the World University Games title. Zurich is one of the premier meets on the circuit and Barr will compete at 20:36 Irish time. There will be coverage on Eurosport.