Hession fails in bid for 200m final

Irish record holder Paul Hession finished sixth in his 200 metres semi-final at the World Championships in Berlin tonight, missing out on a final spot by two-tenths of a second.

Irish record holder Paul Hession finished sixth in his 200 metres semi-final at the World Championships in Berlin tonight, missing out on a final spot by two-10ths of a second.

Hession needed to finish in the top four to qualify for tomorrow night's final, but he did not have the best of bends in lane eight and was left playing catch-up down the home straight.