Phil Healy out of 200m - 'Of course I wanted to go quicker but it wasn't there'

It has been a hectic week's racing for the Cork woman — and it's not over yet
Phil Healy out of 200m - 'Of course I wanted to go quicker but it wasn't there'

Beth Dobbin, of Britain, Phil Healy, of Ireland, Crystal Emmanuel, of Canada, Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica and Imke Vervaet, of Belgium, from left, compete in a women's 200-meter first round heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Despite a season's best time of 23.21, Cork's Phil Healy missed out on a place in the women's 200 metres semi-final, finishing last in a five-woman heat won by Crystal Emmanuel of Canada in 22.74.

100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah came in third in the same heat, behind Britain's Beth Dobbin.

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