Sharlene Mawdsley grabs impressive victory on return from injury

It was Mawdsley’s first race since tearing her hamstring during the 200m at the nationals in Santry just over six weeks ago, an injury that cost her a medal chance at last month’s European Championships in Birmingham.

Sharlene Mawdsley's time in Rovereto was just over half a second down on the PB of 50.06 she ran in Paris in June.

Sharlene Mawdsley made a hugely impressive return from injury to take victory over 400m at the Palio Città della Quercia meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday evening, the Tipperary sprinter clocking 50.58.

That brought her home ahead of Britain’s Charlotte Henrich (50.70) and USA’s Paris Peoples (51.19), with Mawdsley passing Henrich with 80 metres left and holding her form brilliantly to claim victory at the Continental Tour Silver meeting.