Ireland's Ciara Mageean just missed out on a medal but set a national record with a fourth-place finish in the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Mageean pushed hard in the final straight for a medal but will take some consolation in setting a fastest-ever time for an Irish competitor when clocking 3:56.61.
Victory in the race went to Faith Kipyegon - a third world title for the Kenyan - in a time of 3:54.87.
Second spot was taken by Diribe Welteji from Ethiopia in posting 3:55.69, with Dutch competitor Siffan Hassan third in 3:56.00.
Mageean was 10th in Doha four years ago but after a 2022 that yielded Commonwealth and European medals and then smashing Irish records in various distances this year, she was expected to go close for a medal in the Hungarian capital.
Kipyegon was the favourite to strike gold again and again showed her undoubted class.
For Mageean, a coveted world medal was within her grasp as she headed out on the last lap. It was still likely as she approached the final bend but Hissan, the victor from four years ago, passed her. The Portaferry athlete tried to claw back the distance from the trio ahead of her, but to no avail.
Still it was a brave and gutsy effort to try and win a sixth World Championships medal for Ireland.
In speaking to RTÉ Sport afterwards, Mageean reflected on how close she came.
"I was telling myself to finish strong; I gave everything I had out on that track, had a few fantastic finishes to my races this season and I put muself there with 100 to go.
"I could feel my legs tieing up a little but I then composed myself, I just wanted a little bit more because I always knew I would come close, was always going to need something special to get across that line.
"I gave it all; I can't walk away disappointed but I'm feeling positive that I'm so disappointed with fourth in the world.
"My career has had many highs and many lows; I have a lovely team behind me making me the best athelete I can possibly be. There's an awful that goes into finishing fourth in the world."
