World Championship Bronze for Irish Mixed 4x400 Team
Irish Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Team Wins World Championship Bronze
World Relay Championships - Nassau, Bahamas
Sunday May 5th 2024
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World Bronze for Ireland's 4x400m Team was the icing on the cake, capping off a wondrous weekend for Ireland. Ireland competed with the same team, with Cillian Greene, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr and Charlene Mawdsley. Greene ran a great leg, handing over to Adeleke, who, again, proved an absolute powerhouse. Adeleke took over in fourth place, and Produced a stunning 48.45 sec run, to bring Ireland into second place. In the process she, as per the commentary, "left the Netherland's Klava in her dust". Sophie Becker took the third leg, handing over, in third place, to Charlene Mawdsley. Mawdsley produced an absolutely powerful run, holding off Femke Bol, until the final metres, finishing, probably half a stride behind Bol, for an Irish Bronze. In the process, Ireland took another second of the National Record
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Twenty minutes later, the Irish Women 4x400m Team were on Track. With such a short interval after the Mixed 4x400m, Ireland made two changes from yesterday's team, with Adeleke and Mawdsley dropping out, replaced by Roisin Cadden and Lauren Cadden. Phil Healy, Bandon AC, took them out in the first leg, handing over, in fourth place, to Cadden,who, in turn, handed the baton to Harrison, in 5th place. Harrison and Becker both ran strongly to bring Ireland home in seventh place, in 3:30.95
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Irish Mixed Relay Team: 2:43:30 to 2:55:40
Irish Womens Relay Team: 3:14:20 to 3:24:30
Athletics Ireland Report
IRISH MIXED 4X400M TEAM WIN SENSATIONAL BRONZE AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS
The Irish Mixed 4x400m team have won bronze at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, the Bahamas.
Cillin Greene (Galway City Harriers), Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC), Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC) and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) combined to run another national record of 3:11.53 to seal their spot on the podium.
Amongst the Irish splits was a phenomenal 48.45 from Adeleke who showed her class once again on another superb night for Irish sprinting.
Speaking afterwards to Athletics Ireland the team gave their reaction:
“It’s absolutely unbelievable, it’s the stuff of the dreams…I don’t think we expected it at all, we couldn’t be happier,” Greene said.
“I wanted to try my best to put Tom in the best position going forward. I was able to catch a couple of people and I knew Tom would be able to hold it and that Sharlene would finish well. I really appreciate my teammates,” Adeleke said.
“I’m very proud of this team and what we’ve built in the last couple of years. We gave it absolutely everything we had today…We always punch above our weight. We all come together as a team. It’s a big win for us. First of all to get Olympic qualification but secondly to go home with a medal is something of dreams,” Barr said.
“I’ll be making the most of this. It’s a great start to the Olympic season and we couldn’t have asked for much more today,” Mawdsley added.
Also in action on Day Two of the event were the Women’s 4x400m team who finished seventh in a time of 3:30.95.
Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Roisin Harrison (Emerald AC), Lauren Cadden (Sligo AC) and Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) combined to deliver another strong performance.
On Saturday night both teams qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games setting new national records in the process.
