RHASIDAT ADELEKE AND Sharlene Mawdsley have both booked places in tomorrow night’s women’s 400m final at the European Athletics Championships in Rome.

Adeleke cruised to victory in the opening semi-final in a time of 50.54 to earn a direct passage to tomorrow’s final.

Mawdsley finished second in her semi-final, the third of the evening, in a time of 50.99.

Sophie Becker just missed out as she finished fourth in the second semi-final in a time of 51.54.

"Adeleke is in glide mode"

Rhasidat Adeleke, eases to a first placed finish in the women's 400m semi-final #Roma2024

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— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) June 9, 2024

Sharlene Mawdsley joins Rhasidat Adeleke in the women's 400m final, finishing second with a time of 50.99 #Roma2024

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— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) June 9, 2024

Adeleke and Mawdsley celebrated a gold medal win as part of Friday’s 4x400m mixed relay team. Adeleke’s time this evening was the fastest across the three semi-finals, while it was only the second time that Mawdsley had ran a sub 51 second race.

Adeleke finished ahead of GB’s Laviai Nielsen in her semi-final, while Poland’s Natalai Kaczmarek (50.70) and Lieke Klaver (50.57) of the Netherlands, who finished ahead of Mawdsley, won the other semi-finals.

The final takes place tomorrow night at 9.50pm (Irish time).

TWO IRISH ATHLETES INTO THE EUROPEAN 400M FINAL 🦾🇮🇪

Sharlene Mawdsley joins relay teammate Rhasidat Adeleke in tomorrow's medal decider with a brilliant 50.99 second place finish to claim the big Q 🤩🙌#Roma2024 #IrishAthletics @ask123.ie pic.twitter.com/lqfAZ6fzQs

— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) June 9, 2024

There was disappointment for Chris O’Donnell after he was disqualified in the men’s 400m in the aftermath of finishing fourth in his semi-final.