Adeleke and Mawdsley make 400m semis in Budapest

Rhasidat Adeleke breezed into the semi-finals of the 400m at the World Athletics Championships with a controlled performance in her heat on Sunday.

Adeleke has had another brilliant season and comes to Hungary with genuine hopes of making the podium.

She negotiated her first test of the championships with a typically impressive run to ensure she will line up in Monday's semis.

Tipperary's Sharlene Mawdsley produced an excellent performance to join her compatriot in the semi-finals.

The first three in each heat plus the six fastest times porogressed. That meant Mawdsley's fourth-placed finish in her heat, achieved with a PB of 51.17, was enough to qualify.

Mawdsley was part of the 4x400m mixed relay team that finished a commendable sixth in Saturday's final.