Gillick impresses in 400m heats

David Gillick looked sharp this morning as he negotiated through to tonight's 400 metres semi-finals at the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

The Dubliner, who took the title in Madrid two years ago, was the second fastest qualifier as he romped home to win the second heat in a time of 46.70 seconds. He had a split of 21.75 at the halfway mark.