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Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) has powered into tonight’s final of the Women’s 60m Hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
The Limerick athlete clocked a time of 7.94 seconds to place second in her semi-final behind Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska (7.88 seconds). Lavin’s time ranks her fourth going into the decider which takes place at 8:43pm Irish Time.
In the Women’s 400m, Rachel McCann (North Down AC) clocked an excellent personal best time of 53.16 seconds to finish fourth in her heat. Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough to advance but McCann was pleased with her performance:
“I’m really happy to produce that on my international debut in the individual event. I’m hoping that that has solidified my place in the women’s relay on Sunday, I’ve been dying to get on the team,” she said.
There was disappointment for Lauren Cadden (Sligo AC) who finished sixth in her heat of the same event, crossing the line in 56.57 seconds.
Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) was forced to withdraw from the event after she picked up a slight injury to her hamstring in the warm-up. The Tipperary sprinter has now also pulled out of the Women’s 400m and will focus on her recovery as she looks ahead to a busy outdoor season.
Team Ireland Schedule: Irish Time (Local time in brackets)
Evening Session – Friday March 7th
Sarah Lavin – Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final – 20:43 (21:43)
Where to watch
RTÉ Sport will bring you comprehensive live coverage across the 4 days. See RTÉ listings for details.
European Athletics & RTÉ Player will also be live streaming all the action from Apeldoorn 2025 via their ‘EUROVISON’ platform.
Athletics Ireland will be posting the latest updates and results across all of our social media channels throughout the week.
