from RTE Sport news Paul Hession has finished sixth in the 60m final of the ‘Russian Winter’ IAAF permit meeting on Sunday in a time of 6.75secs. The race was won by Fabio Cerutti of Italy in 6.64. Hession’s time equalled the qualifying standard for the forthcoming European Indoor Championships in Turin.
At the same meeting, there was disappointment for Derval O’Rourke who could only finish fourth in her heat of the 60m hurdles in 8.33secs. O’Rourke failed to advance to the final.