Sarah Lavin was the shining light on an otherwise dim day for Irish success at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, the Limerick athlete twice improving her own lifetime best to secure one of the automatic final berths in the 60 metres hurdles.
It meant Lavin returned to the Stark Arena twice on Saturday evening, lining up after first clocking 8.03 seconds to qualify, then smashing the eight second barrier when clocking 7.97 in her semi-final, improving her previous best of 8.06.
In the final, she then clocked 8.09 to finish seventh best in the world. Victory on the night went to Cyréna Samba-Mayela of France …
- March 20, 2022
