Adeleke blasts to victory at Monaco Diamond League

There were worrying signs, however, for Ciara Mageean, the European 1500m champion well off the pace in the 2000m and coming home a detached 10th in 5:43.06.

VICTORY: Rhasidat Adeleke blazed to her first ever victory on the Diamond League circuit at Meeting Herculis in Monaco tonight, the 21-year-old Dubliner clocking 49.17 to win the 400m. Picture: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

As she heads down the home straight towards the Paris Olympics, things couldn’t be looking much better for Rhasidat Adeleke. The 21-year-old Dubliner powered to her first ever victory on the Diamond League circuit at Meeting Herculis in Monaco tonight, clocking 49.17 for 400m.

That left a decent field of world-class women trailing far behind, with Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands second in 49.64 and US champion Kendall Ellis third in 50.39.