European Athletics Championships: Another Irish medal as women’s 4x400m relay team take silver to make historic haul
The Irish women's relay team, from left, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, and Sharlene Mawdsley after finishing second in the women's 4x400m relay final during day six of the 2024 European Athletics Championships at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
It was a performance of composed class, immense courage, and at the end of four frantic laps at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the Irish women’s 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley had their just reward: a superb silver medal.
There could be no regret about not winning gold, having been beaten only by the reigning world champions, with the unstoppable Femke Bol of the Netherlands running an anchor leg of measured majesty, controlling things from the front and carrying her country to glory.
