Rhasidat Adeleke continues Irish success at the European Championships in Rome by securing a silver medal in the women's 400m.
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke clinched the silver medal in the women's 400 metres at the European Championships in Rome after being pipped for gold by Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek.
The duo were well clear of field as they reached the home straight but Kaczmarek produced the stronger finish to edge the victory.Dutch woman Lieke Klaver clocked 50.08 seconds to win the bronze with Adeleke's Irish team-mate Sharlene Mawdsley, who was also part of the mixed relay squad, finishing a somewhat disappointing eighth in 51.59 seconds.
Adeleke believes her silver medal will give her motivation for the Paris Games where she will be aiming to improve on her fourth place in Budapest last summer. Adeleke finished 2023 fourth in the 400m world rankings and her new Irish record performance put her fourth in the current 2024 standings behind the USA's Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , Jamaica's Nickisha Pryce and new European champion Kaczmarek.Earlier, Ireland's Andrew Coscoran produced a strong run to qualify for the men's 1500m final but teenager Nick Griggs missed out.
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