KENT athlete Lisa Dobriskey offered no excuses after missing out on a place in the 1,500m final at the IAAF World Championships in Japan.

In a torrid second semi-final, Dobriskey lost her left shoe with 600m to go, after she was clipped from behind by Treniere Clement (USA).

The Ashford athlete battled on to eventually finish 10th in 4:08.39.

Dobriskey said: "Someone just trod on the back of it. It didn’t come right off, so I had to kick it off. But I am not using that as an excuse.

"I’m not sure I would have been strong enough anyway. You can’t give girls like that any chance. I just kept running and running, but just didn’t quite feel in my stride.

"I am bit gutted really. If I step off the track knowing I’ve come away giving everything I could have done and I didn’t really feel that tired at the end.

"It’s just such a fantastic experience to be involved and watching the girls in the 400 was just so inspiring.