Rhasidat Adeleke stormed to 200 metre gold and Sophie O’Sullivan sped to 800 metre silver at the European Athletics U18 Championships.
Sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke blitzed the bend, showing a clean pair of heels as she won gold in 23.52, a new personal best that sparked a tearful and jubilant celebration.
"You work all year, there will be doubts and things that will bring you down but coming out with the gold is crazy."
Ireland's @RhasidatAdeleke after winning gold in the 200m at the European U18 Championships. pic.twitter.com/IwQportwNL
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) July 7, 2018
Late in the evening, Sophie O’Sullivan danced on the line before the 800m final, then battle for a brilliant silver medal in a new personal best of 2:06.05.
A silver medal and a golden interview with Sophie O’Sullivan in 2:06.05 over 800m pic.twitter.com/ozpEhHNyAM
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 7, 2018
Earlier in the evening Miriam Daly finished sixth in her 400m hurdles semi-final in 61.35, a personal-best, finishing 10th overall.
Meanwhile, Louis O’Loughlin finished sixth in his semi-final of the 800m in 1:55.22. Brian Lynch finished 24th at the halfway stage in the boys’ decathlon with a total of 3,338 points.
