Sharlene faces decision after beating Lavin

SHARLENE Mawdsley admits she could give the individual 400m a miss at the upcoming World Championships.

- BY MICHAEL SCULLY

Mawdsley saw off the challenge of Ireland's sprint hurdles queen Sarah Lavin to claim her first outdoor 123.ie National Senior Championships 200m title at Morton Stadium yesterday.

The Tipp flyer finished into a stiff breeze in 23.55, with Lavin second in 23.80 and Lauren Ryan taking the bronze in 23.88.

"I'm happy with that," said Mawdsley. "I knew today was going to be a really hard task and to come out on top, I'm absolutely thrilled.

"Sarah was ahead of me, and I was just saying to myself, stay calm, stay strong, and dig deep, and thankfully I ended up winning the title.