Gillick blasts Vieru after missing out on final following stumble

DAVID GILLICK’S hopes of making history by winning a third successive 400 metres title at the European Indoor Championships collapsed in his semi-final yesterday.

Gillick blasts Vieru after missing out on final following stumble

Having won his heat pulling up earlier in the day in 47.10 seconds it looked inevitable he would qualify for the final from a six runner semi-final field that was useful but certainly nothing exceptional.

But it turned into a nightmare for the defending champion after he ran into traffic difficulties at the half-way point and then attempted to rectify his position at 300 metres only to lose the battle against the Romanian, Ioan Vieru.

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