'Rattled' Rhasidat must hit reset button

Rhasidat Adeleke hasn't looked at her best so far in Paris, but has the capability of hitting the reset button and challenging for a medal on Friday night.

That’s the view of RTÉ Sport analyst David Matthews, who cautions that while the Irish sprinter is now among the best 400m runners in the world, it will be a tall order to get the upperhand on Dominican Marileidy Paulino, Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain and Poland’s Natalia Kaczmarek.

That decorated trio are the only members of Friday’s field that have dipped under 49 seconds.

Adeleke finished second to Naser (49.95) in her semi-final to progress automatically, but it was far from a vintage performance, with the Tallaght woman admitting afterwards she had work to do after struggling at times in what she described as a "messy" race.

'That was a very messy race' – Rhasidat Adeleke tells @DavidGillick
that while she is happy to be first Irish woman to make an Olympic sprint final, there is room for improvement #RTESport #Paris2024