Ireland's Phil Healy of Ireland her semi-final of the Women's 400m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships at Arena Torun in Torun, Poland. Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfilePhil Healy lived up to her reputation as the ‘Ballineen Bullet’ winning the 400m semi-final by a whisker to reach her first major international final at the European indoors championships in Torun, Poland. She was the fastest qualifier from the heats and as a result was drawn in the favourable lane 6. Meanwhile, eighteen-year-old Longford Leaving Certificate student Cian McPhillips underlined his potential for the second time in as many weeks with a classy run to comfortably secure a place in tomorrow's 800m semi-finals at the European Indoor championships. The double European indoor medallist looked comfortable for most of the race and after his brush with the kerb he faltered slightly down the home straight but held on to finish third in 1.49.79.

Source: Irish Independent March 05, 2021 20:44 UTC