Anger over lane change decision as disappointed Sheehy is edged out

CIARA SHEEHY was bitterly disappointed that she had been switched from lane eight to lane one without her knowledge before the start of last night’s semi-finals of the Women’s 200 metres.

She finished fifth in 23.47secs with the first four to go through. But she would surely have done better were it not for the fact that the lane draw had been changed.

On Tuesday night, the draw had her in lane eight, and all day yesterday she worked out tactics with her coach, Jim Kilty, based on this draw.