Marcus Lawler was in imperious form in the national 200m final in Santry, while Tinryland AC's Adam Murphy claimed a brilliant bronze

Carlow's Marcus Lawler was part of an Irish 4x100m team that broke a national record that had stood for 25 years this evening in Geneva.  Alongside Michael Farrelly, Bori Akinola, and Israel Olatunde, the quartet finished in a time of 38.

Carlow athlete, Marcus Lawler is this week with the Ireland Athletic Relays team as they prepare for the World Athletics Relay which take place in Guangzhou, China this weekend.

Marcus Lawler was thrilled to represent Ireland once again at the recent European Indoor Championships in The Netherlands

The Carlow man ran the third leg for the Irish team

Marcus Lawler smashed the 200m record at the Irish Indoor Championships, while Adam Nolan retained his 60m hurdle title

Ironically, Marcus Lawler is in the shape of his life, as proven by running a 100m PB last Sunday, at the time of the Olympics but early season injuries cost him his place in Paris