Updated Paris 2024: Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan into 1500m repechage as Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker miss out on 400 semis

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the women's 1500m semi-finals at Paris 2024 with both Team Ireland athletes finishing just outside the coveted top six in their respective heats.

However, in the women's 400m, Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker were unable to qualify from the repechage heats and reach the semi-finals which Rhasidat Adeleke had already qualified for directly from Monday's opening round.

Recently crowned European champion Ciara Mageean was unable to take part in the 1500 heats having announced her withdrawal from the Games due to a long-standing Achilles issue on Monday night.

Running in the first 1500m heat of the morning, O'Sullivan took up a top-five position at the first bend, before placing herself further back, 11th in the pack by the 800m mark.

With the top six qualifying automatically for the semi-final, O'Sullivan was seventh at the final bend but was unable to reel in France's Agathe Guillemot, who finished 0.6 seconds ahead.

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However, her time of 4:00.23 was a PB and the 22-year-old will go into the repechage as the eighth fastest overall from the trio of heats.

"It's great, it’s really exciting competing. I thought I had it in my legs there and I got caught up in a tangle with around 150 to go and I kind of lost it which is a little bit annoying, but at least I know I have tomorrow," O'Sullivan said after the race.

""It's unreal when you walk in there, there’s so many Irish flags around