LAST UPDATE | Jul 15th 2021, 8:18 PM
IRELAND’S RHASIDAT ADELEKE laid down a 100m marker with an eye-catching run at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn.
The 18-year-old comfortably justified her ranking as the top U20 runner in Europe by easing into tomorrow’s final, in which she is favourite. Having been the fastest qualifier across all six heats with a time of 11.37 seconds, Adeleke clocked an 11.38 in her semi-final later in the day.
Is the European U20 100m title heading back to Ireland? 🇮🇪@rhasidatadeleke sails through her 100m semifinal in 11.38! 💥 #Tallinn2021 pic.twitter.com/5oUaEfhuNW
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) July 15, 2021
Tomorrow’s final is scheduled for 3.20pm Irish time.
Also in action today was national 100m champion Israel Olatunde, who narrowly missed a place in the final of his event, finishing third in his semi-final.
Elsewhere, Longford’s Cian McPhillips eased into Saturday’s men’s 1500m final by finishing third in his heat in a time of 3:48.67.
There will be two Irish runners in the men’s 3000m final: 16-year-old Nick Griggs finished second in his heat in 8:26.04, while Fionn Harrington finished seventh in his heat in 8:28.71.
Meave O’Neill, meanwhile, will compete in tomorrow’s women’s 800m, qualifying as a fastest non-automatic qualifier in a PB of 2:07.91.
Updated at 20.29 with details of afternoon races
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