McGettigan: it felt like Mosney all over again

A SMILING Roisin McGettigan last night compared the Beijing Olympic experience to her Community Games career after securing a place in tomorrow’s 3000 metre steeplechase final (2.30pm, Irish)

The 28-year-old, produced a season’s best 9:28.92 to finish second behind Russian Tatiana Petrova in the second heat of an event making its debut in the Olympics. In the first heat, Ireland’s other representative, Fionnula Britton, was tenth with another season’s best 9:43.57 but failed to qualify.

“I was a little bit nervous but I was expecting those nerves,” said McGettigan.