Initial déjà vu but still another Adeleke breakthrough in Diamond League final

The 22-year-old crossed the line fourth but Olympic silver medallist Salwa Eid Naser, who’d finished third in 50.64, was soon disqualified for a lane infringement.

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke. Picture: Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Images

It wasn’t how she wanted to finish, a sense of déjà vu kicking in down the home straight as Rhasidat Adeleke struggled to keep pace with the world’s best, but in the end this was a solid way to close out another breakthrough season.

At the Diamond League final in Brussels on Friday night, the 22-year-old Dubliner clocked 50.96 to come home third in the 400m behind Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino (49.45) and USA’s Alexis Holmes (50.32).