Adeleke misses out on Olympic medal in 400m final

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke has narrowly missed retired connected a badge successful her debut Olympics aft finishing successful 4th spot successful nan last of nan 400 metres.

The title was won by Marileidy Paulino of nan Dominican Republic successful an Olympic grounds of 48.17 seconds, while Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain claimed silver.

Adeleke was 3rd coming retired of nan last crook but was caught by Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek connected nan tally to nan line.

The Irish sprinter missed retired connected nan podium by conscionable 0.3 seconds.

Adeleke, who has had a breakthrough year, was aiming to go nan first Irish jock to triumph a way badge astatine nan Olympics since Sonia O’Sullivan claimed a metallic badge astatine nan 2000 Games successful Sydney.

There had been beardown hopes that Adeleke could present connected nan sport's biggest shape aft qualifying fastest from her power and she was 2nd quickest successful her semi-final.

The Dubliner received nan loudest cheer arsenic she entered nan way astatine nan Stade de France, which had been saturated by a downpour an hr earlier her race.

Running from lane four, she made a beardown commencement and was 3rd aft nan opening 200 metres.

She held her position arsenic she came astir nan last bend, but Kaczmarek came storming done pinch 60 metres to spell and had capable to fend disconnected Adeleke connected nan line.