Sharlene Mawdsley says it's "devastating" to have to withdraw from the European Indoor Championships through injury.
The Tipperary runner says a hamstring issue became "worse and worse" ahead of her 400-metres heat this morning.
Mawdsley says she won't be part of the 4-by-400-metres relay team on Sunday and her plan is to fly home for recovery on the injury.
Limerick's Sarah Lavin has booked a place in tonight's final of the Women’s 60-metres Hurdles at the European Indoors.
The Olympian was fourth fastest across the semi-finals in a season's best time of 7-point-9-4 seconds.
Cian McPhillips was reinstated as a qualifier after he was brought down in a chaotic first heat of the men's 800-metres earlier.
He will be joined by fellow Irishman Mark English in tomorrow's semi-final.
