Paris 2024: Rhasidat Adeleke takes positives from near miss

Rhasidat Adeleke said she was disappointed to narrowly miss out on a medal in the 400m Olympic final, but will take the positives from her performance as she eyes Los Angeles 2028.

Adeleke, who finished in a time of 49.28, admitted she "gave her all" in the race but was pipped to the bronze medal by Poland’s Natalia Kazcmarek who beat her to gold in the European final in June.

"I was just standing there and couldn’t believe it, fourth again," Adeleke said.

Reflecting on the final she told RTÉ Sport’s David Gillick: "The race went by so quickly and I just don’t even know what happened but that was all I had today. Hopefully, moving forward, I’ll be able to get on that podium.

"I was just trying to stay in contention, I wasn’t trying to be fazed too much by where I was in the race. I just tried not to panic and be patient."

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The Tallaght sprinter, who is relatively new to the 400m event, said that as she gains more experience she will "know how to get the perfect race", adding: "Just make sure that I’m executing my own race and not trying to follow anyone else but, you know, it is what it is. We’ll just have to go forward with this and build on it."

Getting on the podium would have required Adeleke to run a time under 49 seconds, something she has yet to achieve.

"I don’t think it was anything beyond what I can do. I just feel like it wasn’t meant to be today and that’s okay, I’ll move on," she said.

"This is life, this is sport. Things aren’t always going to go your way but