Team Ireland produce polished performance to seal mixed relay final berth in Guangzhou

Another superb last leg from Mawdsley carried them into the automatic qualification spots for the final

Sharlene Mawdsley of Ireland, centre, reacts after finishing second in the mixed 4x400m and qualifying for the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Pic: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

The Irish mixed 4x400m team of Conor Kelly, Rhasidat Adeleke, Cillín Greene and Sharlene Mawdsley secured World Championships qualification with a polished performance to finish second in the first round at the World Relays in Guangzhou, China today.

Another superb last leg from Mawdsley carried them into the top-two automatic qualification spots for the final, with that ensuring their place in Tokyo, as they hit the line in 3:12.56, with USA taking a comfortable victory in 3:11.37 and Poland third with 3:12.70.