Steeplechase pair bow out in heats

There was disappointment for British duo Barbara Parker and Eilish McColgan in the 3,000m steeplechase as they both missed out on the final.

Parker narrowly lost out on a place as a fastest loser after finishing sixth in the opening heat in 9:32.07, while McColgan - who was hit by a car on her last training run in Portugal earlier this week - was ninth in her heat in 9:54.36.

Parker said: "Someone trod on my foot, it ripped through my spikes and my foot is bleeding a bit. It put me a bit off my rhythm and once you lose contact it's hard. You've got to stay on it and I just didn't and lost touch.

"It distracted me a little and although I focused on getting back in the pack, I just never felt that relaxed from the beginning. I just didn't have that extra gear like last year in Daegu (at the world championships) when I got through.

"Some days you feel good sometimes not, you've just got to get to the final. I think I could have done really well in that final, but it's just so hard getting there."