McCarthy misses out on consecutive finals

Celbridge sprint star David McCarthy missed out on his bid to make consecutive World Indoor finals this afternoon in Budapest, as he faded over the final lap to clock a poor 47.34s in fifth in the first 400m semi-final.

The 20-year-old student teacher put unneeded pressure on himself in yesterday’s heats, having to pull out a flying final 200 to qualify, akin to last year's 46.61 semi final run.