O'Rourke on track

Derval O’Rourke was not fazed by the atrocious weather at tonight’s World Championships as she secured a place in semi-finals of the 110 metres hurdles.

The 24-year-old Irish record holder ran a quickest time of the season of 13.00 seconds to progress as one of the four fastest losers after thunder, lightning and continuous heavy rain had threatened to turn Helsinki’s Olympic stadium into a swimming pool.