Ireland have been drawn in heat two of the mixed 4x400m on Friday night against the revered Dutch quartet
Ireland’s Chris O'Donnell passes the baton to Rhasidat Adeleke during the mixed 4x400m relay final at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/InphoThe heat draws for Friday’s opening schedule were announced on Wednesday evening, including the mixed 4x400m relay, and while Athletics Ireland have yet to declare the possible inclusion of Adeleke, it’s already certain she won’t be contesting those heats.
There is still every chance she will race the women’s 4x400m on the following weekend, if Ireland can qualify without her. At the last Diamond League meeting in London before Paris, 23-year-old Nickisha Pryce from Jamaica won in a new national record of 48.57 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year, ahead of Poland’s European champion Natalia Kaczmarek, who improved her national record to 48.90 seconds.
“Yeah absolutely,” said Becker, also part of the women’s 4x400m. “Who knows when will I ever get this opportunity again to potentially run three different events at the Olympics. Whatever I’m needed for, I will absolutely.”
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