CIARA MAGEEAN HAS advanced to the 1500m final at the European Championships after an impressive run in her semi-final, while teenage sensation Rhasidat Adeleke has also made it through to the 400m showpiece in Munich.
The in-form Mageean, buoyed by her recent silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, finished second in a season’s best time of 4:03.03.
The Portaferry star moved to the front early on, setting a nice pace. She dug deep on the final lap, under pressure, and was passed only by Sofia Ennaoui of Poland (4:02.73) down the home straight.
It was a composed, comfortable run, and she looked to have more in the tank crossing the line.
Germany’s Hanna Klein was third in 4:03.46, with eight qualifying from the faster semi-final, including Great Britain duo Katie Snowden and Ellie Baker.
Ciara Mageean through the 1500m final with an impressive display🙌🇮🇪
Mageean controlled the race from the front and crossed in a 4:03.03 SB (2nd place)✅
Sarah Healy exited after finishing 11th in 4:10.75, well off her best, in the earlier 1500m semi-final.
“It was terrible,” she said afterwards, as quoted by Irish athletics journalist Cathal Dennehy. “I do struggle a lot mentally (at championships), I thought I got it sorted but it’s like my energy just goes. It’s like I don’t care when I’m racing, even though I care so much.
“If I’d just been a bit tougher I could have kept going, but I just decided to check out – again. I keep learning the same lessons, so it’s tough.”
Great Britain superstar Laura Muir won it out in 4:06.40, with Italy’s Ludovica Cavalli, Sweden’s Hanna Hermansson and Germany’s Katharina Trost also qualifying directly.
The 1500m final will take place at 7:45pm (Irish time) on Friday.
Rhasidat Adeleke (file pic). Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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Rhasidat Adeleke’s 400m semi-final, meanwhile, was her 48th race of 2022 and she entered it knowing that she needed either a top-two finish, or a third- or fourth-placed finish in a time quicker than 51.17, to qualify for a 49th.
The decorated underage star, a double gold-medal winner over shorter distances in the U20 Europeans last year, overcame a wobble in the final 50 to cross the line third in a time of 51.08.
These were further steps in the right direction for the up-and-coming Tallaght star who finished ninth at the Worlds last month.
The 400m final will take place on Wednesday night (9:02pm).
Elsewhere on the track, Chris O’Donnell – a finalist as part of the Irish relay team at the Olympics and World Championships – bowed out at the semi-final stage of the men’s 400m. O’Donnell finished fifth in his heat, in a time of 45.73.
Brendan Boyce, meanwhile, finished tenth in the men’s 35km walk, in a time of 2:38:03. That was 11:14 from winner Miguel Ángel López of Spain, with Christoper Linke of Germany taking silver and Italy’s Matteo Giupponi bronze.
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In-form Mageean and teenage star Adeleke reach finals at European Championships
LAST UPDATE | 16 Aug 2022
CIARA MAGEEAN HAS advanced to the 1500m final at the European Championships after an impressive run in her semi-final, while teenage sensation Rhasidat Adeleke has also made it through to the 400m showpiece in Munich.
The in-form Mageean, buoyed by her recent silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, finished second in a season’s best time of 4:03.03.
The Portaferry star moved to the front early on, setting a nice pace. She dug deep on the final lap, under pressure, and was passed only by Sofia Ennaoui of Poland (4:02.73) down the home straight.
It was a composed, comfortable run, and she looked to have more in the tank crossing the line.
Germany’s Hanna Klein was third in 4:03.46, with eight qualifying from the faster semi-final, including Great Britain duo Katie Snowden and Ellie Baker.
Sarah Healy exited after finishing 11th in 4:10.75, well off her best, in the earlier 1500m semi-final.
“It was terrible,” she said afterwards, as quoted by Irish athletics journalist Cathal Dennehy. “I do struggle a lot mentally (at championships), I thought I got it sorted but it’s like my energy just goes. It’s like I don’t care when I’m racing, even though I care so much.
“If I’d just been a bit tougher I could have kept going, but I just decided to check out – again. I keep learning the same lessons, so it’s tough.”
Great Britain superstar Laura Muir won it out in 4:06.40, with Italy’s Ludovica Cavalli, Sweden’s Hanna Hermansson and Germany’s Katharina Trost also qualifying directly.
The 1500m final will take place at 7:45pm (Irish time) on Friday.
Rhasidat Adeleke’s 400m semi-final, meanwhile, was her 48th race of 2022 and she entered it knowing that she needed either a top-two finish, or a third- or fourth-placed finish in a time quicker than 51.17, to qualify for a 49th.
The decorated underage star, a double gold-medal winner over shorter distances in the U20 Europeans last year, overcame a wobble in the final 50 to cross the line third in a time of 51.08.
These were further steps in the right direction for the up-and-coming Tallaght star who finished ninth at the Worlds last month.
The 400m final will take place on Wednesday night (9:02pm).
Elsewhere on the track, Chris O’Donnell – a finalist as part of the Irish relay team at the Olympics and World Championships – bowed out at the semi-final stage of the men’s 400m. O’Donnell finished fifth in his heat, in a time of 45.73.
Brendan Boyce, meanwhile, finished tenth in the men’s 35km walk, in a time of 2:38:03. That was 11:14 from winner Miguel Ángel López of Spain, with Christoper Linke of Germany taking silver and Italy’s Matteo Giupponi bronze.
You can view the results here >
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