Rhasidat Adeleke runs in the 400m final at Stade de France on Friday night
Irish athletics star Rhasidat Adeleke is preparing for the biggest test of her career on Friday night after reaching the Olympic 400m final.The 21-year-old will look to build on those performances after describing her semi run as "messy". Read next: Comedian Dara Ó Briain joins Rhys McClenaghan gold medal celebrations in Paris Here's more info on her semi-final and how to watch it.What time does Adeleke race at? The 400m final is due to get under way at 7pm UK time.
Who else is in the final? Team GB's Amber Anning will be next to Adeleke, with Marileidy Paulino in lane six and Polish athlete Natalia Kaczmarek in lane seven. The field will be completed by Jaeger, Sada Williams of Barbados and American Alexis Holmes. How can I watch it? All of the athletes action will be shown live on the BBC and Discovery+. RTE will also have live coverage of the final.
How good is Adeleke? She is the Irish 100m, 200m, 400m outdoors Irish record holder; she is also the 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m Irish record holder. So pretty good.How fast is that? Rhasidat's 49.07 was the third fastest time run anywhere in the world this year, the fourth fastest in the last two years.
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