SHARLENE MAWDSLEY CAME home first in the women’s 400m final tonight at the Gala dei Castelli meet in Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Sharlene Mawdsley (file photo). Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

The Irish athlete came from behind to take victory in a time of 51.35, ahead of Austria’s Susanne Gogl-Walli (51.39) and Netherlands’ Lieke Klaver (51.42).

Impressive win by Sharlene Mawdsley in Bellinzona, coming from behind to clock 51.35 and beat her old rival Susanne Gogl-Walli (51.39) and Lieke Klaver (51.42) pic.twitter.com/C9ej8uD61h

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Earlier, Luke McCann and Mark English finished second and third respectively in the men’s 800m final.

France’s Gabriel Tual won the race in a time of 1:43.98, with McCann setting a personal best in second with his time of 1:45.33, while English was third in 1:45.56. 

Big run by Luke McCann to set an 800m PB of 1:45.33 to snatch second in Bellinzona ahead of Mark English (1:45.56) - a race won by Gabriel Tual in 1:43.98 pic.twitter.com/aaBiNR9qc3

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Limerick’s Sarah Lavin finished fifth in the women’s 100m hurdles final in a time of 13.06 seconds. The race concluded Lavin’s season with Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won in 12.52 seconds.

More to follow…