Sarah Lavin broke her personal best twice on her way to third in the 60 metres hurdles final at the World Indoor Tour in Madrid.
Lavin had clocked a PB of 8.14 seconds to come through her semi-final before raising the bar again in the final, running in 8.13 to take third behind Spain's Teresa Errandonea and Nadine Visser of the Netherlands.
PB eile bainte amach ag Sarah Lavin agus í sa tríú háit sa rás ceannais!!! Dochreidte!! 🔥 👏 🇮🇪@sarahlavin_ comes in 3rd in the 60m hurdles final!! 💚 🏃♀️ #WorldIndoorTour@irishathletics @WorldAthletics pic.twitter.com/Rg2uO8tjao
— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) February 24, 2021
Lavin will head to the European Indoors in Poland on Friday week in fine fettle, as will Dublin City Harriers athlete Nadia Power, who was pipped for second place in the women's 800m final.
She's been in blistering form of late, setting a personal best of 2:00.98 in a race won by Ethiopian Habitam Alemu in Polan last week.
Alemu was victorious again in Madrid on Wednesday, and while Power looked comfortable sitting in just behind for the majority of the race, a strong finish by Spain’s Esther Guerrero Puigdevall saw her overtake the Irishwoman in the closing stages.
Power crossed the line in 2:01.55, two and a half seconds down on the race winner. In fourth place was compatriot Louise Shanahan, who posted a time of 2:05.62.
Power's time was her second fastest time ever over the distance indoors and has strengthened her Olympic qualification place with the points gained from the meet.
Leon Reid narrowly missed out on a place in the 60 metres final. The 26-year-old was in lane seven for his semi-final and finished sixth in a time of 6.74. France's Amaury Golitin took the eighth and final spot with a time of 6.73 in the other semi-final.
Reid’s race was won by Joris van Gool of the Netherlands in a time of 6.63.
The final Irish athlete in action was Andrew Coscoran in the men's 1500 metres final, who earlier this month became the fifth-fastest Irish indoor runner over that distance with a time of 3:37.20
In a messy start to the race, the 24-year-old battled his way in the chasing pack where Ethiopia's Selemon Barega powered his way to victory after moving to the front after just 100 metres.
Coscoran finished fifth in a time of 3:39.36, just over two seconds down on Barega, with Jesus Gomez Santiago in second.
