Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in quality 200m field at London Diamond League
Alfred bettered her own world leading time and set a new national record in a blistering 21.71 at the Olympic Park, taking 0.15 seconds off her previous best.
Home duo Dina Asher-Smith (22.25) and Amy Hunt (22.31) chased her home ahead of Adeleke, who clocked a season's best 22.52 on her third outing of the year over the shorter distance.
Earlier, Sarah Healy continued her stellar season as she ran a new personal best in the mile.
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Healy finished third in 4:16.26, as Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay took the honours in a national record 4:11.88 ahead of Australia's Jessica Hull (4:13.68).
Another strong run from Sarah Healy to bag a PB of 4:16.26 in the Mile at the London Diamond League. 👏#LondonDL | @irishathletics pic.twitter.com/RToM47cgde — Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) July 19, 2025
'Running in the Diamond Leagues are always amazing and to come here with this crowd is incredible,' Healy said afterwards. 'So much support for the Irish which is lovely.
'Today was about competing and getting out there and getting some good racing under my belt.
'I could sense where everyone was out there and felt I had the speed for that last lap although I did not realise quite how close fourth place was to me so I am very pleased to have held on.'
Ireland's women's 4x100m relay team of Sarah Leahy, Lauren Roy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin set a new national record of 43.73 seconds to finish fourth behind Great Britain 1, Jamaica and France.
𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃! 🚨
Ireland's 4x100m Women's Team have set a new National Record of 43.73 at the London Diamond League! 🇮🇪
A massive well done to Sarah Leahy, Lauren Roy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin! 👏#LondonDL | @irishathletics pic.twitter.com/GCJNDWhtXu — Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) July 19, 2025
Mark English finished seventh in a red-hot men's 800m, running 1:44.07 behind winner Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya (1:42.00).
Jamaica's Oblique Seville won the men's 100m in 9.86 seconds, beating Noah Lyles into second.
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