Lavin lights up first day of national championships

Phil Healy had a convincing win in the women’s 200m, her 17th national senior title across the distances, the Bandon athlete clocking 23.42.

NEW RECORD: Sarah Lavin swept to her ninth Irish senior title in the 100m hurdles in Santry on Saturday, producing the standout performance on the first day of the 123.ie National Championships. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

With another clean, crisp display, Sarah Lavin swept to her ninth Irish senior title in the 100m hurdles in Santry on Saturday, producing the standout performance on the first day of the 123.ie National Championships.

The tailwind of 1.4m/s was just about perfect, the soaked track and steady rain not so much, yet Lavin once again showed her consistent class by powering to her 16th national title overall in a blazing 12.79, smashing Derval O’Rourke’s championship record of 12.95.