Four heroes, plus a fifth - Rhasidat Adeleke - on the sidelines.
— Cathal Dennehy (@Cathal_Dennehy) July 14, 2018
Amazing result for Irish athletics, for Irish sport, for Ireland. pic.twitter.com/jMjkizH6vL
THE IRISH WOMEN’S 4 x 100m relay team stormed to a silver medal on Saturday afternoon at the U20s IAAF World Championships, setting a new national relay record.
The quartet of Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville and Patience Jumbo-Gula recorded a run time of 43.90 seconds in Finland, producing a commendable performance in lane five.
Neville came in as a late switch on Saturday, replacing Rhasidat Adeleke who was ruled out through injury.
Ireland finished just behind winners Germany, beating Great Britain to second place.
Meet your WORLD SILVER MEDALLISTS pic.twitter.com/FIU6g8O1oy
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 14, 2018
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