Sharlene Mawdsley doing 'everything possible' to be fit for European Championships

A distraught Sharlene Mawdsley of Newport A.C. after pulling up injured in the Women’s 200m Final. Pic: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Sharlene Mawdsley is in a race against time to recover from a hamstring injury ahead of next month’s European Championships, the Tipperary Olympian stating that she is doing “everything possible” to get back in time for the event in Birmingham.

“Unfortunately, I picked up a hamstring injury at Nationals,” she wrote on Instagram on Tuesday night. “I’m working closely with my medical team, @martinamc_oly, @paul.carragher and @athleticsirelandofficial and we’re doing everything possible to get me back as soon as we can.” 

Mawdsley pulled up around 60 metres into the women’s 200m final in Santry last Saturday before walking off the track visibly upset, and she was due to undergo an MRI scan to assess the damage on Monday.

“There’s a lot to work towards over the coming weeks, and right now my focus is on doing everything I can each day,” she wrote. “Thank you for all the support and well wishes, they really mean a lot.” 

The Europeans begin in Birmingham on August 10 with the women’s 400m heats on August 12. 

Mawdsley is also part of the Irish women’s 4x400m squad while, individually, she is ranked sixth in Europe this year, having clocked a lifetime best of 50.06 in Paris last month.