Bulgaria's Lalova Ranks 8th at World Sprint Championship

Bulgaria's star sprint runner finished 8th at the 60 m women's final of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Istanbul Sunday.

Lalova, who was competing in a physically worsened condition, having a flu and fever, finished at 7.27 seconds.

Earlier Sunday the Bulgarian runner finished second in her semi-final group at 7.23 seconds.

The world gold went to Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown, who ran the 60 m for 7.01 seconds.

Second was Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure (7.04 sec), while USA's Tianna Madison got the bronze (7.09 sec).