Thomas Barr breezes through to World Athletics semis

Thomas Barr has breezed through to the semi-finals of the men’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, as new European holder Karsten Warholm staked his claim to successfully defend his world title in Qatar.

Ireland’s European Championships bronze-medallist from Berlin last summer clocked 49.41 seconds at the Khalifa Stadium to take second spot in his first-round heat behind Warholm, and was never really in any trouble.