Athletics: Lavin powers to victory, Healy back to winning ways

Sarah Lavin will spearhead the Irish challenge at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow next month.

STAR PERFORMANC: Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC powers to victory in the 60m hurdles in 7.91s. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Sarah Lavin turned in the star performance on day one of the 123.ie National Indoor Championships in Abbotstown on Saturday, the 29-year-old powering to victory in the 60m hurdles in 7.91. That equalled the PB she set in Kazakhstan last month and brought the Emerald AC athlete home well clear of Molly Scott (8.31).

“It was really nice to equal my PB, to be talking about (running) 7.80-something is wonderful, but unfortunately for those kind of performances you can’t put a limb wrong and everything is really, really exact,” said Lavin, who was typically self-critical when reviewing her race.