Sarah Lavin: 'I’ve made huge progress and I can only be happy with it'

Ireland’s Sarah Lavin reacts after competing in the Women’s 60m Hurdles semi-finals

Sarah Lavin’s breakthrough weekend at the European Indoor Championships has come to an end after the Limerick athlete finished a fine fourth in her semi-final of the 60m hurdles. The 26-year-old clocked 8.07 in a race won by Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska in 7.88.

Yesterday Lavin had smashed her personal best to advance from the heats, taking it from 8.13 down to 8.06, and while she was disappointed not to advance to this afternoon’s final she was pleased with the championships as a whole, finishing ninth overall.