Athletics: Sprinter Joanne Cudihhy finished eighth in the final of the women's 400 metres at the European Championships in Gothenburg this evening.
The 22-year-old Kilkenny native posted a personal best of 51.09 in the semi-final but failed to replicate that form in the final with a time of 51.46
The race was won by Vanya Stambolova of Bulgaria in 49.85 seconds.
Earlier this afternoon Alistair Cragg cruised into the final of the 5,000 metres.
Cragg, the fastest European over the distance this year, finished third in a time of 13.50.12. The race was won by Turkey's Halil Akkas in a time of 13:48.79 while Dutchman Gert-Jan Liefers was second over the line in a time of 13:49.73.
With the top five finishers guaranteed a place in Sunday's final, Cragg looked extremely comfortable throughout and was in the top five for almost all of the twelve and a half lap race.
In the heats of the women's 200 metre's Ciara Sheehy failed to finish in the third heat while Anna Boyle finished fifth in the final heat in a time of 23.94 which was not enough to progress.