Sharlene Mawdsley Out Of European Championships With Hamstring Tear

The 27-year-old Tipperary woman pulled up during the 200m final at last month’s National Championships in Santry and was later diagnosed with a torn hamstring. It comes as she was in the form of her life, having lowered her 400m personal best on four separate occasions this season to 50.06 seconds. Mawdsley had been due to line up in the individual 400m, where she was ranked sixth in Europe, as well as the 4x400m relay.

'Down, not out': Sharlene Mawdsley statement

I’m so sad to say that I won’t be making the start line at the European Championships next week. We made huge progress after I was diagnosed with a tear in my hamstring, but unfortunately the timing just wasn’t on my side. We’ll keep working hard, and I’m looking forward to getting back on the track later this season. Down, not out.