London Diamond League: Rhasidat Adeleke posts SB in 200m; Irish record for women's 4x100m relay team
In what has been a mixed season so far for Adeleke, she did improve on the 22.57 she ran in Florida in April in finishing fourth, with victory going to her training partner Julien Alfred in a personal best time of 21.71. She forged clear in the latter stages to finish ahead of British duo Dina Asher-Smith (22.25) and Amy Hunt (22.31).
The relay quartet bettered the mark of 43.80, which has stood since 2018. They came home fourth behind Great Britain, Jamaica and France.
In the women's mile event, Sarah Healy achieved a PB when coming home third in four minutes 16.25 seconds. She now moves to second on the Irish all-time list for the distance behind Ciara Mageean.
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