Keely Hodgkinson's bid for European golden continued arsenic she stormed into the last of the women's 800m - moments aft rival Audrey Werro suffered a melodramatic autumn that enactment her spot successful Friday's showpiece successful doubt.
Werro - who ran the fastest clip for 43 years earlier this play - led from the commencement successful the archetypal semi-final, but crashed to the level connected the last bend.
The Swiss 22-year-old got backmost to her feet a infinitesimal aboriginal and finished the contention successful past place, grimacing and clutching her chest.
However, Werro volition contention against Hodgkinson successful a highly anticipated last pursuing a palmy entreaty - contempt footage showing she clipped her ain limb earlier falling.
There was little play successful the 2nd semi-final, with Hodgkinson safely crossing the enactment archetypal successful 1 infinitesimal 57.38 seconds.
The Olympic champion led from the commencement and held disconnected the fast-improving Femke Broeders-Bol - a two-time satellite 400m hurdles champion who chose to power events this play - to advance.
Asked if she had seen Werro's autumn earlier her race, Hodgkinson told BBC TV: "I heard an 'ooh' [from the crowd] which is ne'er a bully sign. I don't cognize what it looked like."
Speaking earlier Werro's appeal, Hodgkinson added: "Obviously it's a existent shame and I anticipation she's OK.
"I anticipation she's successful the last time [Friday], that'd beryllium a truly breathtaking race."
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