O'Rourke narrowly misses out on medal

A remarkable opening day for Ireland at the European Indoor Athletics Championships was narrowly denied a golden finish when Derval O’Rourke was edged out into fourth in the final of the women’s 60 metres hurdles.

On a day when four other Irish athletes won heats, the four-time Championship medallist finished one-hundredth of a second outside both silver and bronze, with Turkey’s two-time outdoor European champion Nevi Yanit taking the honours.