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Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke laid down a marker for the Paris Olympics by dominating the 400m at the Diamond League event in Monaco.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 21-year-old won ahead of Dutch sprinter Lieke Klaver with a time of 49:17, which was just outside her own Irish record. <\/p>\n
Adeleke has been in superb form and her first Diamond League victory comes after she claimed European 400m silver in June. That medal came after helping Ireland to a historic 4x400m mixed relay gold in Rome where she also contributed to her country’s silver medal in the women’s 4x400m. <\/p>\n
Portaferry’s Ciara Mageean finished 10th in the 2000m, which was won by Jess Hull.<\/p>\n
The Australian set a new world record of 5:19.70 to win ahead of Great Britain’s Melissa Courtney-Bryant, who was a distant second with a 5:26.08.<\/p>\n
Mageean, who won European 1500m gold in May, started well and was in the top five but faded away as the race progressed. <\/p>\n
The 32-year-old recorded a time of 5:43.06.<\/p>\n
The opening day of athletics at the Paris Olympics is on Friday, 2 August, one week after the opening ceremony of the Games. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n