Sarah Lavin goes close but is forced to settle for fourth 

She got close, so close, finishing a fine fourth in the European Indoor 60m hurdles final.

Ireland’s Sarah Lavin dejected after finishing fourth. Pic: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

She’s still banging on that door, the noise now louder than ever, Sarah Lavin hoping one of these days it just might swing open. 

But this wasn’t quite the time. Competing against the strongest field in European hurdles history, the Limerick athlete couldn’t quite summon the kind of stars-aligning sorcery she’d have needed to make it on the podium.