Adeleke qualifies for women’s 400m Olympic final

https://www.thejournal.ie/adeleke-qualifies-olympic-400m-final-6456980-Aug2024/

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14 Comments

  1. great_whitehope on

    Was great performance, will have to run faster to get a medal I think after seeing the winner beat her by that much

  2. DanoTheSnitch on

    Job done I suppose. Not the most impressive granted.

    Paulino looked like she could have a new record there in the second heat but she slammed on the brakes 100M from the end, scary stuff.

  3. CurrencyDesperate286 on

    That didn’t look as promising as the heat, which looked very good.

    Still hopeful she could get a medal, but I think Naser, Paulino and Kaczmarek all looked better in the SFs, particularly the first two.

  4. Weird results from all the heats. Adeleke remains an outside chance for bronze but she will need a PB or for someone to have a bad race. It’s possible though.

  5. AllezLesPrimrose on

    I’m hoping for the best but this was a reminder how hard it is at this level after a lot of breathless talking about Rhasidat around here.

  6. BrickEnvironmental37 on

    Was it just me or did she look injured going into the last 50-60m or so?

  7. Main-Cause-6103 on

    I think Rhasidat looked a bit nervous. Hopefully she’s does well in the final. She is a wonderful talent and a great ambassador for Ireland.

  8. Wonderful_Flower_751 on

    Job done and done well. She didn’t hit top speed but she didn’t need to. I think she was probably just keeping something in the tank for Friday. This wasn’t about winning, just qualifying.

    That said the false start may not have helped. What in the world was Klaver playing at?

  9. In the interview she said she was nervous and panicked a bit. Went off her game plan and broke form too early. She knows what she did wrong so she just needs to improve on that now

  10. Willing her to the finish line. Seemed to tie up in the final 100 a bit. Fingers crossed for the final but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a few faster. She’s still a star

  11. Best thing that could have happened to cool expectations after the hysteria of the heat.

    There’s so very very good athletes in this event and Paulina showed the gold is hers to lose