Rhasidat Adeleke produced a strong finish to finish second in the 200m at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday.
The 22-year-old, running in lane five, stepped on the gas on the home straight as she moved from fifth to second, with the American Anavia Battle taking victory in a season’s best 22.38. Adeleke crossed the line in 22.72; Norway’s Henriette Jaeger was third (22.86).
Adeleke has been named in the Ireland squad for next weekend’s World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, where she’s set to team up once again with Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker and Phil Healy in the women’s 4x400m, and could also compete in the mixed relay.
Earlier in the Diamond League men’s 5000m, Ireland’s Brian Fay ran a season’s best time of 13:12.10 as he finished 10th.
In a fast race, winner Berihu Aregawi led home a clean sweep of Ethiopian runners as he crossed the line with with a meeting record and a season’s best of 12:50.45.
Lamecha Girma finished second with Mezgebu Sime as both set new personal records, shaving more than ten seconds off their previous best times.
