IT PROVED TO be a disappointing morning of fine margins at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday with Irish trio Joseph Ojewumi, Molly Scott and Lauren Roy failing to qualify for their respective finals.
Dubliner Ojewumi finished 6th with a time of 6.97 in heat 1 of the 60m. On a tough morning, the 21-year-old admitted that his senior Irish debut had not panned out how he would have wanted.
“I felt like I was side-by-side with the guy next to me and I felt my pick-up was decent, but then after that I felt like the race was out of my hands,” he said.
“It was one of those 60m’s that went by before I knew what was going on unfortunately. Usually I have more control over what I’m doing step-by-step, but this time I felt like I was just almost taken in by the occasion and my performance didn’t show up.”
Ciara Neville was forced to pull out of the women’s 60m on Saturday due to illness. Roy finished in seventh place in her heat with a time of 7.62, while Carlow native Scott came 6th with 7.43 in heat 6 of the women’s 60m — missing out by the narrowest of margins.
Lauren Roy 7th in 7.62
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) March 2, 2019
Molly Scott 6th in 7.43 in heat 6 of the women’s 60m. Not far off qualifying. 7.40 was a fastest qualifier
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) March 2, 2019
Joseph Ojewumi on his tough morning run pic.twitter.com/hbTo7WgTJr
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) March 2, 2019
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