Derval O'Rourke goes through to the semi-finals in 100m hurdles

On Monday morning at the Olympics in London, Derval O'Rourke finished 4th in a time of 12.91 seconds in Heat No.4 of the womens 100m hurdles. This was the first time this season that she has run under 13 seconds and she now goes through to the semi-finals. In Beijing four years ago, she went out in the first round.

She will now competing in Heat No.2 on Tuesday evening at 7:23pm. There are three semi-final heats in total with 24 athletes taking part (3 x 8). The first two in each heat and the fastest two losers will go through to the final.

Almost certainly, Derval won't be in the first two finishers as Sally Pearson and LoLo Jones are going in the same heat. Her only hope is probably to go through as one of the fastest losers but she will have to run close to her personal best time of 12.65 set back in 2010 to do it.