Ireland’s athletic talents shone at last night’s World Athletics Continental Tour, where Sharlene Mawdsley and Sarah Lavin put out very impressive performances.
51.34 PB for @sharlenem229 over 400m in Huelva🙌 4th on the Irish all-time🔥🔥🔥@AndrewCoscoran clocks 3:33.87 to claim yet another top 3 finish on the Continental Tour 💪
@sarahlavin_Lavin continues her blistering start to the outdoor season with 12.86SB⚡#ContinentalTour pic.twitter.com/FpIKFAdHNr
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) June 6, 2023
Mawdlsey competed the 400m event in Huelva, Spain, and recorded a new personal best of 51.34, finishing in 4th place. Despite not medalling, this performance makes Mawdsley the 4th fastest Irish woman in this category, behind Rhasidat Adeleke, Joanne Cuddihy and Karen Shinkins.
The 400m race was won by Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, silver for South Africa’s Miranda Charlene Coetzee and Poland’s Anna Kielbasinska claimed the bronze.
Sarah Lavin and Andrew Coscoran are back in action at the @WorldAthletics #ContinentalTour Gold Meet in Poland tonight✨How to follow⤵️https://t.co/5KhVIZKWdb
Sharlene Mawdsley and Georgie Hartigan entered in the #ContinentalTour Bronze Meet in Huelva⤵️https://t.co/6zFxabCvP6 pic.twitter.com/TJE6c0XH5c
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) June 6, 2023
Lavin competed in Poland as part of the Continental Tour Gold and finished in 3rd behind the USA’s Alaysha Johnson and Devynne Charlton from the Bahamas – both of whom also achieved a season’s best. Lavin not only won the bronze medal, but she also got a season best of 12.68.
Both Mawdlsey and Lavin will be looking to build on their performances with both athletes hoping to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.