North Sligo Athletic Club’s Chris O’Donnell followed up Friday night’s mixed relay gold medal success with a season’s best time in the heats of the men’s individual 400 metres on Saturday morning at the European Athletics Championships in Rome.
O’Donnell, running in heat 1 of 3, finished fourth in a season’s best time of 45.69secs.
The fastest 14 athletes from three 400 metres heats qualify for the semi-finals – and O’Donnell has secured his place in the top 14 times.
🗣️ “I didn’t know what to expect coming in today. It was a case of emptying the tank, emptying the legs and seeing what was there.”
Functioning off one hour of sleep was no problem for Christopher O’Donnell as he advanced to the semi-final of the Men’s 400m at the European… pic.twitter.com/DwVNdIowIV
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