O'Rourke through to semi-final as appeal stands

Ireland's Derval O'Rourke will contest this afternoon's women's 60m hurdles semi-final.

The 22-year-old Cork athlete had been disqualified from her morning heat after officials said her trail leg crossed an adjoining hurdle.

But on appeal she was deemed to have gained no advantage from the infringement.

O'Rourke was reinstated following an appeal and her time of 8.20 seconds when finishing fifth was good enough to progress to the semis as one of four fastest losers.

Later today, Maria Lynch goes in the women's 1,500 heats, David McCarthy and Paul McKee go in search of a 400m final spot while James Nolan bids for a medal in the men's 1500m final at 6.10 p.m.