Mills back on song following relay furore

Joanna Mills put the ongoing controversy over the make-up of the Irish Olympic women’s 4x400m relay squad behind her yesterday by returning to the track in impressive fashion.

Both she and Waterford hurdler Ben Kiely qualified for their respective semi-finals at the world junior championships in Barcelona, with Mills reaching tonight’s 400m semi-finals as a fastest loser.

Mills finished fourth in her first-round heat in a season’s best 54.17 seconds, but despite obvious joy at her best performance this year, the ongoing relay controversy still rankles.