RHASIDAT ADELEKE OPENED her 400m outdoor season with a 50.42-second run to finish fourth at the Diamond League Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday evening.
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America’s Isabella Whittaker won in 49.58, finishing fastest to pip home hopeful Henriette Jaeger in the final strides, the Norwegian running a new national record of 49.62.
Team GB’s Amber Anning finished third in 50.24, narrowly ahead of Adeleke, who is set to continue her 400m campaign at Sunday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm.
“The main goal is September, so we’re working towards that. I’ll build on this race. Each race, I’m building up to make it to where I need to be,” Adeleke said afterwards.
“The main goal is September so we’re working towards that. I’ll build on this race. Each race, I’m building up to make it to where I need to be.”
Rhasidat Adeleke after finishing 4th in Oslo tonight.
Later on Thursday, Mark English — who has lowered his own 800m national record twice in the last two weeks — finished seventh in 1:44.33, just over four-tenths of a second outside his best. Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya won in a time of 1:42.78.
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Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in Bislett in 400m season opener
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RHASIDAT ADELEKE OPENED her 400m outdoor season with a 50.42-second run to finish fourth at the Diamond League Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday evening.
America’s Isabella Whittaker won in 49.58, finishing fastest to pip home hopeful Henriette Jaeger in the final strides, the Norwegian running a new national record of 49.62.
Team GB’s Amber Anning finished third in 50.24, narrowly ahead of Adeleke, who is set to continue her 400m campaign at Sunday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm.
“The main goal is September, so we’re working towards that. I’ll build on this race. Each race, I’m building up to make it to where I need to be,” Adeleke said afterwards.
Later on Thursday, Mark English — who has lowered his own 800m national record twice in the last two weeks — finished seventh in 1:44.33, just over four-tenths of a second outside his best. Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya won in a time of 1:42.78.
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