Irish star gives her Olympic medal hopes a real boost with statement victory on Friday night
gave her Paris prospects a magnificent boost with a stunning victory in the 400m on Friday night, two weeks before the Games begin.
In truth they were always running for the minor positions, Adeleke first out of the blocks inside the Stade Louis II, starting in lane five, quickly opening up some daylight on Ellis in the lane inside her.Maybe ‘Rattle’ Barrett chopped off his nose and stuck it back on. It is hard to separate the man from the mythsSharlene Mawdsley finds her moment of truth in becoming an Irish Olympian
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke on the way to winning the women's 400m at the Diamond League meeting at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images Five days after becoming the fifth-fastest women’s 1,500m runner in history, clocking 3:50.83 in Paris, Australia’s Jessica Hull became the quickest 2,000m runner of all time, setting a world record of 5:19.70, taking almost two seconds off the 5:21.56 set by Francine Niyonsaba in 2021.
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