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Mawdsley backs Adeleke call to miss World Championships

Irish 400m runner Sharlene Mawdsley has defended her team-mate Rhasidat Adeleke's decision to miss the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, insisting that Adeleke has to put herself first.

Athletics • 12 hrs

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke after finishing fourth in the Women's 200m at 2025 London Diamond League

'Lingering' injury issue ruled Adeleke out of Nationals

Rhasidat Adeleke has explained her absence from this weekend's National Track and Field Championships in Santry.

Athletics • 31 Jul

Adeleke to miss national track and field championships

Rhasidat Adeleke will miss this weekend's National Track and Field Championships in Santry.

Athletics • 31 Jul

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke after finishing seventh in the Women's 200m at 2025 London Diamond League

Adeleke posts SB in 200m; Irish record for relay team

Competing in the London Diamond League, Rhasidat Adeleke posted a season's best 22.52 seconds in the 200m, while the Irish women's 4x100m relay team of Sarah Leahy, Lauren Roy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin broke the national record with a time of 43.73.

Athletics • 19 Jul

Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland seen at the start of the Women's 400m, at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in August, 2024

Adeleke pulls out of Diamond League 400m in Monaco

Rhasidat Adeleke has pulled out of Friday night's Diamond League 400m in Monaco.

Athletics • 10 Jul

Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland competes in the Women's 400 metres during the Diamond League Silesia, Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzow, Poland, on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Adeleke sixth in Stockholm, O'Sullivan wins NCAA title

Rhasidat Adeleke had to settle for sixth in Sunday's Diamond League 400m meeting in Stockholm

Athletics • 15 Jun

Fourth for Adeleke as English maintains form in Oslo

Rhasidat Adeleke finished fourth in her first outing over 400m this season - a stacked event at the Oslo Diamond League.

Athletics • 13 Jun

Comerford posts personal best to win 100m in Oslo

Orla Comerford clocked a lifetime best of 11.87 to win the para women's 100m at the Bislett Games in Oslo.

Athletics • 11 Jun

The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team have qualified for Tokyo

Ireland women relay team impress to qualify for Worlds

The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team have joined the 4x400m mixed relay quartet in qualifying for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo later this year.

Athletics • 11 May

Sharlene Mawdsley crosses the line in second to secure qualification for Tokyo

Ireland mixed relay team power into World Championships

Ireland powered through to the final of the 4x400m mixed relay at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China.

Athletics • 11 May

Chris O'Donnell has recovered just in time from a recent hip injury to compete in the World Relays in China this weekend

O'Donnell focusing on Worlds qualification not medals

Chris O'Donnell has recovered from a hip injury at just the right time as Ireland field three strong squads at the World Relays in Guangzhou where the main goal is qualification for the World Championships, not medals.

Athletics • 11 May

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley will all compete at the World Athletics Relays in China

Adeleke to spearhead Irish challenge at World Relays

Guangzhou in China is the venue this weekend where Ireland will hope to qualify their three 4x400m relay teams for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Athletics • 08 May

Adeleke takes second in 200m at Shanghai Diamond League

Rhasidat Adeleke produced a strong finish to finish second in the 200m at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday.

Athletics • 03 May

Will the women's 4x400m team be able to better their fantastic fourth in Paris?

Another huge year beckons for Ireland's track stars

Despite two near misses for Olympic podium spots in 2024, it was a record year for athletics in Ireland - with three major Championships to come, what will people be talking about in 2025?

Athletics • 27 Jan

Rhasidat Adeleke in action at the 2024 Olympics

'I just need to keep faith' - Adeleke ready for 2025

Rhasidat Adeleke had high hopes heading into the Olympic year of 2024, and while she reached the final in Paris and landed a silver medal at the European Championships, she admits that she wanted more.

Athletics • 17 Dec 24

Adeleke had a memorable summer at the Europeans and Olympics

Adeleke earns top honours at National Athletics Awards

Rhasidat Adeleke has won the Athlete of the Year gong at the 123.ie National Athletics Awards which were held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry on Wednesday.

Athletics • 20 Nov 24

Adeleke was bumped up to third in Brussels Diamond League meet

Adeleke concludes season with third place in Brussels

Rhasidat Adeleke finished her season with a third place finish in the Diamond League event in Brussels after Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser was disqualified for a lane infringement.

Athletics • 13 Sep 24

The Diamond League Final meet in mid-September is next up for Rhasidat Adeleke

Adeleke on 2025 plan and promoting a 'clean' sport

After coming so close to medalling at the Paris Olympics, Rhasidat Adeleke is already looking ahead to next season and being a full-time competitor in a sport where she hopes all her rivals are clean.

Athletics • 27 Aug 24

Rhasidat Adeleke, far left, finishes fourth in the women's 400m final in a race won by Marileidy Paulino

Repeat of Olympic 400m final as Adeleke finishes fourth

It was a repeat of the women's 400m Olympic final as Rhasidat Adeleke faded in the second half of her Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland to finish fourth.

Athletics • 25 Aug 24

Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker ran their hearts out in Paris

Paris 2024: Ireland agonisingly miss out on relay medal

Ireland agonisingly missed out on a medal as they set a national record en route to finishing fourth in the women's 4x400m relay final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 10 Aug 24

Adeleke walks past the timing screen showing the top four finishes in the 400m final

Adeleke burnishes potential for today and beyond

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo reflects on Rhasidat Adeleke's potential for future success after coming within one position of an Olympic medal in her maiden Games final appearance.

Paris 2024 • 10 Aug 24

Rhasidat Adeleke pictured mid-sprint in the women's 400m Olympic final in Paris

Paris 2024: Adeleke takes positives from near miss

Rhasidat Adeleke said she was disappointed to narrowly miss out on a medal in the 400m Olympic final, but will take the positives from her performance as she eyes Los Angeles 2028.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

Rhasidat Adeleke held on for fourth in the 400m final in Paris

Paris 2024: Adeleke finishes fourth in 400m final

Rhasidat Adeleke narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal as she finished fourth in the women's 400m final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

Rhasidat Adeleke is the first Irish woman to qualify for an Olympic sprint final, and is bidding to become just the seventh Irish athlete to medal in athletics at an Olympic Games

Paris 2024: Podium-seeking Adeleke on cusp of history

Rhasidat Adeleke has broken new ground by becoming the first Irish woman to make an Olympic sprint final. Can she dare to dream of a podium finish?

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

Rhasidat Adeleke says she has things to work on for Friday's 400m final

'Rattled' Rhasidat must hit reset button

Rhasidat Adeleke hasn't looked at her best so far in Paris, but has the capability of hitting the reset button and challenging for a medal on Friday night.

Paris 2024 • 08 Aug 24