WE thought we had left all this appeals stuff back in Ireland. But thankfully Olympic officialdom moves faster than their GAA equivalent.

Spiddal canoeist Éadaoin Ní Challaráin will begin tomorrow's K1 Kayak Slalom semi-finals (8.40am, Irish time) after finishing right on the cut-off point in the heats at the Olympic centre.

Irish swimmer Michael Williamson failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 200metres breaststroke in Athens this morning.