IT WAS DISAPPOINTMENT for Sarah Lavin at the European Athletics Championships, as the Emerald AC athlete failed to progress through the heats in the 100m hurdles despite running a season-best time.
It's disappointment for Sarah Lavin as she is eliminated from the Women's 100m Hurdles, after a sixth place finish in Heat 2 of the first round.
Lavin, 32, finished sixth in her heat at 13.07 (+0.6) (SB), placing 15th overall, missing out on progression to the semi-finals in Birmingham.
"One place out, it sums it up really."
A disappointed Sarah Lavin joined David Gillick as she found out that she didn't qualify from her heat at the European Championships in the Women's 100m Hurdles.
Earlier, Irish national champion Neville had progressed from the heats after finishing fifth in her wind-assisted heat in 11.29 seconds – placing 10th overall.
In the men’s 5000m final, Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 13:15.29 to land his seventh individual continental gold, where Nick Griggs battled to finish eighth despite running on just one shoe for the final laps.
Jakob ingebrigtsen storms back to reclaim the Men's 500m as Ireland's Nick Griggs (8th), Brian Fay (14th) and Darragh McElhinney (18th) miss out on the medals in an epic race #RTESportpic.twitter.com/00vENsm8A8
Ingebrigtsen, 25, finished strong to pip Germany’s Florian Bremm in 13:15.60 into first place, while France’s Etienne Daguinos took bronze (13:16.09).
Candour Track Club athlete Griggs ran a fine race, but lost a shoe as he was bumped in a congested field. Despite the setback Griggs managed to place inside the top 10, crossing eighth in 13:21.07.
"I don't want to make excuses, but I did lose my shoe..."
"You just never expect to be in that situation in a European final."
A frustrated Nick Griggs speaks to David Gillick after his eighth place finish in the Men's 5,000m final.
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Disappointment for Sarah Lavin, Nick Griggs clocks top 10 finish in 5000m final despite shoe setback
IT WAS DISAPPOINTMENT for Sarah Lavin at the European Athletics Championships, as the Emerald AC athlete failed to progress through the heats in the 100m hurdles despite running a season-best time.
Lavin, 32, finished sixth in her heat at 13.07 (+0.6) (SB), placing 15th overall, missing out on progression to the semi-finals in Birmingham.
Meanwhile, Ciara Neville, 26, finished eighth in her 100m semi-final, clocking 11.57 (+1.1) running in lane nine.
Earlier, Irish national champion Neville had progressed from the heats after finishing fifth in her wind-assisted heat in 11.29 seconds – placing 10th overall.
In the men’s 5000m final, Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 13:15.29 to land his seventh individual continental gold, where Nick Griggs battled to finish eighth despite running on just one shoe for the final laps.
Ingebrigtsen, 25, finished strong to pip Germany’s Florian Bremm in 13:15.60 into first place, while France’s Etienne Daguinos took bronze (13:16.09).
Candour Track Club athlete Griggs ran a fine race, but lost a shoe as he was bumped in a congested field. Despite the setback Griggs managed to place inside the top 10, crossing eighth in 13:21.07.
Brian Fay was 13th in 13:31.20, while Darragh McElhinney finished 17th in 13:37.70.
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