Gillick storms into semi-final but dream ends for Derval

DAVID GILLICK battled his way through to today’s semi-finals of the men’s 400m but there was heartbreak for Derval O’Rourke when she failed in her attempt to get a place in the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Championships in Osaka.

Gillick was in good company when he went to his blocks for his heat in Lane 6 with the Olympic and world champion, Jeremy Wariner (USA) inside and his training partner at Loughborough, Martyn Rooney, outside in Lane 7.

The double European indoor champion caught the runners outside of him on the back straight before he was joined by Wariner on the bend and they ran shoulder to shoulder into the finishing straight.