Agony to ecstasy as Healy earns reprieve to clinch 1500m final place in Tokyo
FIESTY AFFAIR: Sarah Healy of Ireland, centre, and Nele Wessel of Germany clash while competing in the women's 1500m semi-final during day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Sarah Healy initially faced devastation, then elation, at the World Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, the 24-year-old Dubliner finishing seventh in her 1500m semi-final – outside the qualifying positions – before being upgraded to sixth following a disqualification. With that, she secured a place in her first ever global outdoor final.
The European Indoor 3000m champion made every right move through the opening half of the race as the field ran at a pedestrian pace, which did not play to Healy’s strengths – with 400m reached in 69 seconds and 800m passed in an absolute dawdle of 2:22.
