World leader Werro reaches European 800m final after semi-final fall in Birmingham

Swiss world leader Audrey Werro, who ran 1:53.98 in Stockholm this year to go third on the all-time 800m list, was advanced to the European Championships final in Birmingham after falling in her semi-final. She had led the race before hitting the track. Werro faces Keely Hodgkinson (1:57.40, fastest semi) and Femke Broeders-Bol in the final.