Su sends a signal with easy victory

China's Su Bingtian got the new season off to a flying start with an effortless 60m win in Ireland on Wednesday, setting the pace for a buildup year to Tokyo 2020.

Su, co-holder of the 9.91 sec Asian record in the 100 meters, put the small Irish town of Athlone in the spotlight by clocking a stadium-record 6.52 sec in the indoor race, cheered on by Chinese students at the AIT International Grand Prix, a gap event between the World Indoor Tour legs in Europe.

Japan's Kamakawi Takuna finished second with a personal best of 6.58 sec while Britain's Confidence Lawson was third, 0.12 sec slower.