Gold for Ireland's mixed relay team at European Championships

Chris O’Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley came together to create a piece of Irish athletics history

HISTORY: Ireland’s Chris O’Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley and Tom Barr celebrate winning a gold medal. Pic Credit: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Whatever happens for the rest of their careers, they’ll always have this.

A night when they came together and soared, in unison, to the top step of the podium, a place only one Irish athlete – Sonia O’Sullivan – has ever occupied in the 90-year history of the European Championships.