Paris 2024: Imperious Rhasidat Adeleke glides to 400m heat win

A dominant run from Rhasidat Adeleke saw her comfortably win her heat of the 400m to safely qualify for the semi-finals on Wednesday.

After a false start that saw the disqualification of Ecuador's Nicole Caicedo, Adeleke, running in lane five, wasted no time in making up the stagger and hit the front before the final bend.

She could even afford to have a few glances to her left and right as she eased up down the straight, coming home in a time 50.09.

The USA's Alexis Holmes was second in 50.35, with Junelle Bromfield third in 51.36.

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Adeleke was the seventh fastest qualifier for the semis, with world champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic posting the fastest time in 49.42.

Adeleke was in jubilant form after the race, telling RTÉ Sport: "It felt so good, it was so fun. My coaches said run the first 200 and make sure you're in contention the whole time and as soon as you can, break off the pace.

"I was looking around to see if I was still in contention and it felt really good. I’ve been here for a week now and I’ve been itching to go the last few days, but it’s been so fun. I’ve seen all my team-mates compete and they’ve been doing phenomenally."

"It felt so good. It was so fun. Am I at Morton Stadium right now?" Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed winning her 400m heat in front of a big Irish crowd in Paris