Rhasidat Adeleke does the necessary to reach Olympic final

By finishing second, Adeleke secured one of two automatic spots in Friday’s final, with Norway’s Henriette Jaeger third in 50.17.

FINAL-BOUND: Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke is through to the 400m final. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Rhasidat Adeleke finished second in her 400m semi-final at the Stade de France in Paris on Wednesday evening, the 21-year-old Dubliner clocking 49.95 behind 2019 world champion Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain (49.08).

Drawn in lane eight, Adeleke got off to a strong start, just as she did in her heat, and was swiftly closing down the stagger on Jamaica’s Junelle Bromfield in the lane outside her.