European Athletics Championships: All you need to know ahead of a busy night for the Irish

Rhasidat Adeleke, left, and Sharlene Mawdsley of Ireland

The big focus at the Stadio Olimpico tonight will be the women’s 1500m final at 9.40pm Irish time, where Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy will both have medal aspirations.

Meanwhile Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley are back on track following their mixed relay victory on Friday night, the pair going in the women’s 400m semi-finals along with Sophie Becker, with just the top two to advance automatically. Chris O’Donnell will be in action in the men’s 400m semi-finals.

Where to watch

You can watch all the action live on RTÉ Two and BBC Red Button.

We will also have a live blog on Independent.ie with Ben Blake bringing you all the action from 6.45pm.

Irish in action today (all times Irish)

7.05pm: Rhasidat Adeleke, women’s 400m semi-finals

7.13pm: Sophie Becker, women’s 400m semi-finals

7.21pm: Sharlene Mawdsley, women’s 400m semi-finals

7.54pm: Chris O’Donnell, men’s 400m semi-finals

8.55pm: Mark Smyth, men’s 200m semi-finals

9.40pm: Ciara Mageean, Sarah Healy, women’s 1500m final