World Athletics Championships: Irish in action on day 9
The concluding day of action in Budapest sees the 4x400 women's relay team of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker take their place in the final.
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Ireland women's 4x400m relay team through to final in Budapest
The Ireland team of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker are through to final of the 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships, with the disqualification of the USA team bumping them up as one of the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers.
World Athletics Championships: Irish in action on Day 8
The women's 400m relay team are the last Irish athletes in action at the World Championships, but their chances of making it to Sunday's final have diminished.
Rhasidat Adeleke a doubt for 400m relay at World Championships
The women's 400m relay team will be hoping to replicate last year's European Championships final qualification when they line up in the World semis on Saturday, but there is growing doubt that Rhasidat Adeleke will be one of the quartet.
Hudson given extra place in sprint final after buggy crash caused blurred vision
Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson has effectively been given a bye into the 200m final at the World Athletics championships after he claimed he had blurred vision in his semi-final following a buggy crash earlier in the evening.
Tobi Amusan: Will lightning strike twice?
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan crosses the finish line ahead of Netherlands’ Nadine Visser in the women’s 100m hurdles semi-final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 23, 2023. (Photo: AFP)
Greg Allen: Rhasidat Adeleke in perfect position to peak for Paris
Rhasidat Adeleke has been competing at the University of Texas for two years. She has been at the beck and call of their racing demands since her first race of the year on 21 January: 35 races, 20 of them over 400 metres.