Ben Blankenship/AIT Grand Prix

Ben Blankenship winning in Ireland.
Photo courtesy of AIT GP

Ben Blankenship won the mile in AIT Indoor Grand Prix Meet in Ireland in 3:56.75, but Irish TV cut out in the middle of the race causing a stream of criticism on social media.

New Irish record in the @DeloitteIreland Mile - 3:56.75 win by @benfblankenship #aitgrandprix
— Athlone IT (@AthloneIT) February 18, 2015

Well #AITgrandprix and @irishtv massively disappointed tonight. No results and cutting off from the mile race halfway through, rubbish!
— Thomas Cassidy (@thisistc) February 18, 2015

Kids relay race got more tv coverage than the elite men's mile #Athloneproblems #AITgrandprix
— Ronan Kearns (@DannyKearns) February 18, 2015

18/2/15 .. The night Irish athletics went crazy over blocks and a cooking show 😂 #AITgrandprix
— Deirbhile (@DeirbhileRyan97) February 18, 2015

Stamped my name next to the first sub-4 indoor mile on Irish soil. Crowd was unreal!!! 3'56 never felt so good. @AthloneIT #AITgrandprix
— Benjamin Blankenship (@benfblankenship) February 19, 2015

Results on Flotrack HERE