IRELAND’S SHARLENE MAWDSLEY says she is “devastated” after withdrawing from this morning’s 400m heats at the European Indoor Championships due to a hamstring issue sustained in the warm-up.
Mawdsley was due to run in Heat 5 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, hours after her run in last night’s 4x400m mixed relay, but did not start.
Posting on Instagram, Mawdsley said she had to withdraw from the individual 400m after sustaining a “slight injury in my hamstring” in this morning’s warm-up.
“I’m devastated after my run in yesterday’s relay splitting a 49.9 but I’ll be back for outdoors,” she added.
It’s understood Mawdsley was also suffering with a cold coming into this championships.
The Tipperary star was on the anchor leg last night as Ireland finished fifth in a time of 3.17.63, her split of 49.93 the fastest from a woman in the field.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport this afternoon, Mawdsley explained the nature of her injury.
“I was in the warm-up this morning and my hamstring just kept getting worse and worse. I wasn’t even in my spikes, I was still striding in my runners. It was too sore and wasn’t meant to be today.
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“It’s really devastating, I really wanted to go out and run and after last night, I had so much confidence. [It's] not often that I back myself to make a final and I really believed I could.”
She added that her hamstring felt “a bit tight” yesterday but felt some improvement after having some physio treatment.
“It just persisted in the warm-up today and if I went on to the track, it would have got worse. I didn’t want to tear it completely. I’ll have to wait for an MRI and an ultrasound to find out what the actual problem is.
“September was always the focus for us. We never really put an emphasis on indoors but when you are in good shape, you want to show the world.
“At least I got to do it a little bit yesterday. My split time was really fast and showed I was definitely in PB shape. It’s just devastating not to be able to go out and show that today.”
Lauren Cadden in action. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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Lauren Cadden and Rachel McCann featured in the 400m heats, but neither progressed.
Cadden was fifth in Heat 2 in a time of 56.57. The Sligo woman went out fast but ran out of steam, finishing over two seconds off her personal best and season’s best of 54.03. Dutch ace Lieke Klaver won the race in 51.52.
McCann clocked a personal best on her individual senior international debut, finishing fifth in Heat 4 in 53.16.
Running from Lane 1, the North Down AC athlete held off Portugal’s Carina Vanessa down the home straight to improve on her previous personal best of 54.03.
In other big women’s 400m news, Great Britain star Amber Anning was disqualified for a lane infringement after winning Heat 1.
Earlier in Apeldoorn, Irish duo Mark English and Cian McPhillips progressed in the 800m.
McPhillips fell on the last lap of his heat and finished fifth (1:57.35), but was later reinstated, while English placed second in his heat, and fifth overall (1:46.42).
Donegal veteran English went out fast and imposed himself near the front early on, remaining in contention despite some pushing with Sweden’s Andreas Kramer, and he finished strong, finding a gap on the inside and powering towards the line.
McPhillips, meanwhile, could not evade Poland’s Bartosz Kitlinski on the back straight after the Polish athlete stumbled, having tangled with Britain’s Thomas Randolph.
The Longford 22-year-old finished out his race in fifth; himself and Kitlinski both reinstated afterwards and progressing to tomorrow’s semi-finals.
- Additional reporting from Ronan Early and Sinéad Farrell
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'Devasted' Mawdsley withdraws from 400m as English and McPhillips advance at European Indoors
LAST UPDATE | 7 Mar
IRELAND’S SHARLENE MAWDSLEY says she is “devastated” after withdrawing from this morning’s 400m heats at the European Indoor Championships due to a hamstring issue sustained in the warm-up.
Mawdsley was due to run in Heat 5 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, hours after her run in last night’s 4x400m mixed relay, but did not start.
Posting on Instagram, Mawdsley said she had to withdraw from the individual 400m after sustaining a “slight injury in my hamstring” in this morning’s warm-up.
“I’m devastated after my run in yesterday’s relay splitting a 49.9 but I’ll be back for outdoors,” she added.
It’s understood Mawdsley was also suffering with a cold coming into this championships.
The Tipperary star was on the anchor leg last night as Ireland finished fifth in a time of 3.17.63, her split of 49.93 the fastest from a woman in the field.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport this afternoon, Mawdsley explained the nature of her injury.
“I was in the warm-up this morning and my hamstring just kept getting worse and worse. I wasn’t even in my spikes, I was still striding in my runners. It was too sore and wasn’t meant to be today.
“It’s really devastating, I really wanted to go out and run and after last night, I had so much confidence. [It's] not often that I back myself to make a final and I really believed I could.”
She added that her hamstring felt “a bit tight” yesterday but felt some improvement after having some physio treatment.
“It just persisted in the warm-up today and if I went on to the track, it would have got worse. I didn’t want to tear it completely. I’ll have to wait for an MRI and an ultrasound to find out what the actual problem is.
“September was always the focus for us. We never really put an emphasis on indoors but when you are in good shape, you want to show the world.
“At least I got to do it a little bit yesterday. My split time was really fast and showed I was definitely in PB shape. It’s just devastating not to be able to go out and show that today.”
Lauren Cadden and Rachel McCann featured in the 400m heats, but neither progressed.
Cadden was fifth in Heat 2 in a time of 56.57. The Sligo woman went out fast but ran out of steam, finishing over two seconds off her personal best and season’s best of 54.03. Dutch ace Lieke Klaver won the race in 51.52.
McCann clocked a personal best on her individual senior international debut, finishing fifth in Heat 4 in 53.16.
Running from Lane 1, the North Down AC athlete held off Portugal’s Carina Vanessa down the home straight to improve on her previous personal best of 54.03.
In other big women’s 400m news, Great Britain star Amber Anning was disqualified for a lane infringement after winning Heat 1.
Earlier in Apeldoorn, Irish duo Mark English and Cian McPhillips progressed in the 800m.
McPhillips fell on the last lap of his heat and finished fifth (1:57.35), but was later reinstated, while English placed second in his heat, and fifth overall (1:46.42).
Donegal veteran English went out fast and imposed himself near the front early on, remaining in contention despite some pushing with Sweden’s Andreas Kramer, and he finished strong, finding a gap on the inside and powering towards the line.
McPhillips, meanwhile, could not evade Poland’s Bartosz Kitlinski on the back straight after the Polish athlete stumbled, having tangled with Britain’s Thomas Randolph.
The Longford 22-year-old finished out his race in fifth; himself and Kitlinski both reinstated afterwards and progressing to tomorrow’s semi-finals.
- Additional reporting from Ronan Early and Sinéad Farrell
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