Marcus Lawler has qualified for the semi-final of the Men’s 200m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The 31-year-old Institute of Technology Carlow graduate ran 20.94 seconds in heat two on Wednesday morning when finishing in fifth place behind heat winner, Filippo Dezza. The Italian stopped the clock at 20.60 seconds, and is the fastest qualifier from this morning’s session.
Marcus Lawler is through to the semi-finals of the 200m at the European Championships. His time of 20.94 was enough to see him through after a slower than expected third heat. pic.twitter.com/x2OT9Z2Sd8
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 13, 2026
With the 13 fastest times from this morning heats progressing, Lawler finished in 11th position overall to reach the semi-finals.
The bronze medal winner from the men’s 200m at the 2019 Summer Universiade will now join fellow Irish team member Seán Aigboboh in the men’s 200m semi-finals tonight at 8.05pm.
Marcus Lawler discovers that he's through the semi-final of the men's 200m and speaking to RTÉ he admits that he hadn't planned on being involved in the event past the heats. pic.twitter.com/nyIrFisovs
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 13, 2026
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