TWO OF IRELAND’S leading medal hopes at the World U20 Championships have comfortably cruised through to the semi-finals of the 100 metres, leaving real grounds for optimism heading into the business end of the meet.
Ciara Neville and Gina Akpe-Moses both finished second in their respective heats on day two of the championships in Tampere, as they advance to Thursday evening’s semi-finals.
Advertisement
Neville, who has recently completed her Leaving Certificate, ran a season’s best of 11.54 and looked strong as she crossed in second, while Akpe-Moses — the current U20 European champion — clocked a time of 11.58 in Heat 5.
Limerick athlete Neville has been drawn in the third of tomorrow’s semi-finals, with the first two finishers of each to qualify for the final along with two of the fastest losers.
“I felt great in the warm-up,” she said earlier. “I know I am in the best shape I have ever been, so I was hoping to come out and run fast and I did that with a season’s best. I am absolutely delighted.
“My focus was on myself and executing my race properly and I definitely think I did that.”
Akpe-Moses will run in the first semi-final, which is due to start at 4pm Irish time.
Meanwhile, Jo Keane produced a brilliant run in this evening’s 800m semi-finals, clocking a lifetime best of 2:06.91, although it wasn’t enough to see her through to the final.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
3 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
Neville and Akpe-Moses ride the crest of the wave to cruise into World semi-finals
TWO OF IRELAND’S leading medal hopes at the World U20 Championships have comfortably cruised through to the semi-finals of the 100 metres, leaving real grounds for optimism heading into the business end of the meet.
Ciara Neville and Gina Akpe-Moses both finished second in their respective heats on day two of the championships in Tampere, as they advance to Thursday evening’s semi-finals.
Neville, who has recently completed her Leaving Certificate, ran a season’s best of 11.54 and looked strong as she crossed in second, while Akpe-Moses — the current U20 European champion — clocked a time of 11.58 in Heat 5.
Limerick athlete Neville has been drawn in the third of tomorrow’s semi-finals, with the first two finishers of each to qualify for the final along with two of the fastest losers.
“I felt great in the warm-up,” she said earlier. “I know I am in the best shape I have ever been, so I was hoping to come out and run fast and I did that with a season’s best. I am absolutely delighted.
Akpe-Moses will run in the first semi-final, which is due to start at 4pm Irish time.
Meanwhile, Jo Keane produced a brilliant run in this evening’s 800m semi-finals, clocking a lifetime best of 2:06.91, although it wasn’t enough to see her through to the final.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Athletics ciara neville gina akpe-moses world u20 athletics championships