Paris 2024: Rhasidat Adeleke hangs on to claim 400m final berth

Rhasidat Adeleke is through to the women's 400m final after finishing second, so securing an automatic place in Friday's medal race.

With the top two in each of the three heats advancing plus the two fastest losers, Adeleke just about did enough to hang on for second place, as Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser ran out an impressive winner in 49.08, with the Tallaght competitor clocking 49.95.

Adeleke did not seem as fluid on the home straight as during her heat, but held on to finish ahead of Henriette Jaeger of Norway, who was .22 of a second behind the Irish record holder.

Adeleke's time was the sixth fastest of the eight across the three heats.

The opening heat did see a recall and restart, with the Netherlands' Lieke Klaver given a warning.

World champion Marileidy Paulino won the second heat in a time of 49.20, ahead of the USA's Alexis Holmes in 50.00, following another recall.

In the final heat, European champion Natalia Kaczmarek just edged out Amber Anning on the line, in times of 49.45 and 49.47 respectively as they both claimed their automatic spots in the final.

The fastest woman in the world this year, Nickisha Pryce, as well as Klaver, failed to make the final.

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