Sharlene Mawdsley has had to pull out of next week’s European Championships in Birmingham after sustaining an injury. That injury has now been confirmed as a hamstring tear, ruling her out of the European Championships. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW‘I’m so sad to say that I won’t be making the start line at the European Championships next week,’ Mawdsley said in a statement to Athletics Ireland. Sharlene Mawdsley of Newport A.C., Tipperary, reacts after pulling out of the women’s 200m final. She had the sixth fastest time of the season and was in line to make the 400m final for the second time in a row.