Rhasidat Adeleke targets European qualifier over 200m at nationals

At the National Championships on Saturday, Adeleke could square off against Lauren Roy and Sharlene Mawdsley for the 200m title

Even if Rhasidat Adeleke does not qualify for the European Championships in the 200m, she could still be part of the Irish 4x400m relay team for next month's event in Birmingham. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Rhasidat Adeleke will take her final shot at qualification for the European Championships over 200m at the nationals in Santry this weekend, the 23-year-old Dubliner needing to run 22.85 or faster to book her place at next month’s event in Birmingham.

Adeleke narrowly missed the automatic qualifying standard in April, clocking 22.86 for 200m in her season opener in Texas, but she has struggled to reproduce the same form since. In an Instagram post on Sunday, she revealed that she strained her hamstring early in the season.