Darragh McElhinney and Sarah Lavin progress through heats, and will return for the final session
“Lane eight didn’t matter though, I did want to do a little better, I have to proud to be here, but you have to keep working towards the goals, my main goal.”
Ireland’s Sarah Lavin after qualifying from her heat of the Women’s 60m Hurdles. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho McElhinney had it relatively easy in his 3,000m heat, drawn in the second heat which was run at a swift pace which meant all top nine went through. “It was nice being in the second heat, knowing what I had to do,” he said. “For the final, if I can get to the last few laps relatively comfortable, I should be thereabouts.”
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