Rhasidat Adeleke admitted she was disappointed to miss out on gold but focused on the positives after the women’s 400m final in Rome.
Gavin Cooney RHASIDAT ADELEKE SLOUGHED off the initial disappointment of missing out on gold in tonight’s 400m European final to toast her silver medal and accentuate the positives ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Advertisement “When I crossed the line and realised I finished second, I was a bit devastated”, Adeleke told RTÉ’s David Gillick. “I really wanted it but my coach said, we have been training through this competition and to run a PB, 49.07, it’s my first 400m competition of the year, I am really excited.
“I just tried to stick with the pace, I wanted to make sure I was always in contention. Around 200 there was a bigger gap than I like so I started to move, maybe too early, maybe I should have waited a bit.
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