European Indoor Championships - Day 3 2021
European Indoor Championships 2021 - Irish Highlights from Day 3
Torun, Poland,
Sunday March 7th 2021
Livestream on European Athletics Website
The European Indoor Championships will also be covered on RTÉ Player and RTÉ2, with the morning sessions on RTÉ Player. There is also coverage on BBC
Sunday's Program
Day 3 - Sunday March 7th - Irish Schedule
9:18am - Ciara Neville - Womens 60m Heat 1
9:34am - Molly Scott - Womens 60m Heat 3
9:42am - Joan Healy - Womens 60m Heat 4
12:46pm - Sarah Lavin - Womens 60mH Semi Final
4:52 pm - Sean Tobin - Mens 3000m Final
Women's 60m
Ciara Neville was first up
Sarah Lavin clocks a time of 8.07 in her 60m hurdles semi-final #Torun2021 @irishathletics pic.twitter.com/gBlVrVqcXY
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) March 7, 2021
Athletics Ireland Report - Morning Session
Neville and Lavin of Emerald AC bow out at European Semi-Final Stage
Emerald AC athletes Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin have exited the European Championships in Torun at the semi-final stage.
Neville had advanced to the semi-finals after running a superb race from lane eight in the opening heat of the 60 meters to finish fourth (7.37) and automatically qualify to the semi-finals earlier this morning. She went on to take her place in the first of the semi-finals where she backed up her earlier performance by clocking 7.37 to finish 7th.
Ciara Neville clocks a time of 7.37 in her 60m semi-final #Torun2021 @irishathletics pic.twitter.com/GQ5zn4C7fW
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) March 7, 2021
Sarah Lavin was also in semi-final action this afternoon on the back of her stunning 8.06 PB in yesterday’s heats. The 2013 European U20 silver medallist went in the 3rd semi-final of the 60m hurdles where she lined up against four athletes boasting sub 8 second PBs. Lavin exploded from the blocks and finished in 4th in what was the second best time of her career, missing out on progression to the final by one hundredth of a second. She crossed the line in a blanket finish for 8.07
The 26-year-old will be delighted with her consistency of performance which saw her PB tumble each of the last three months in the lead up to today’s semi-final.
Molly Scott and Joan Healy were also in action earlier this morning in the 60m but did not make it through their respective heats.
Scott will feel a little unlucky not to have progressed to the semis having only missed out on a fastest qualifier by one hundredth of a second. She posted a time of 7.37, the same as Neville, in finishing seventh in her heat, but was edged out after a fast final heat.
Healy went in the 4th heat and crossed the line in 7.46, which was outside her personal best of 7.31.
Joan Healy posts a time of 7.46 in her 60m heat #Torun2021 @irishathletics pic.twitter.com/uk6MiGNaPd
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) March 7, 2021
Athletics Ireland Report - Afternoon Session
11th for Tobin in European Indoor Final
Sean Tobin lined up against Europe’s elite in the final of the 3000m in Torun this afternoon and secured a 11th place finish with a gritty performance which saw him clock 7:58.11.
The Clonmel AC athlete had secured his place in the final on the back of a personal best performance of 7:47.71 in yesterday’s heats which ranks as the 6th fastest ever indoor 3000m by an Irishman.
The final saw Norwegian star Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) wind up the race the front and the injection of pace saw Tobin become detached from the leading pack. Tobin battled on to just finish outside the top 10 in what has been a tough two days of racing.
The medals went the way of Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR), Isaac Kimeli (BEL), and Adel Mechaal(ESP).
Sean Tobin Interviewed by Davis Gillick
A somewhat disappointed @SeanTobin94 spoke in the aftermath of his 11th-place finish in the 3,000 metres #Torun2021 @irishathletics pic.twitter.com/iHnRpBSIYd
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) March 7, 2021