Easy does it for O'Rourke

Derval O'Rourke's love affair with Championship racing was evident once again as she blasted through this morning's 100m hurdles heats at the European Championships in Barcelona.

O'Rourke clocked a season's best time of 12.88 seconds when winning her heat, making her the third fastest qualifier for tomorrow evening's semi-finals. She beat once of the overall favourites, Germany's Carolin Nytra, into second (12.89).