Adeleke anchors Ireland to storming Mixed Relay progress at World Championships 

Chris O’Donnell, Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery and Rhasidat Adeleke turned in a sparkling 4x400m performance, finishing second in their heat to secure another global final place 

on her way: Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke in the last leg of the Mixed 4x400m Relay Heats at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Ireland is through to a global final in the mixed 4x400m relay for the second straight year after Chris O’Donnell, Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery and Rhasidat Adeleke produced a superb second-place finish in their heat at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon today.

The quartet clocked 3:13.88 to finish second behind Dominican Republic and advance as the fifth fastest overall qualifiers for tonight’s final, which takes place at 3.50am Irish time.