‘A little update' – Sharlene Mawdsley reveals major ‘last minute decision' as she confirms return following dad's death
SHARLENE MAWDSLEY has confirmed her return for Ireland after taking time away following her dad's death.
in Philadelphia at the start of June.
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Sharlene Mawdsley confirmed her involvement in the European Athletics Team Championships
Credit: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile
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It marks her return following her dad's death
Her dad Thomas
star
taking time to mourn before returning to training.
And on Monday, the
Slovenia
this weekend.
She said: "Happy Olympic day.
"A last minute decision but I'll be stepping into the Irish kit again this weekend for the European team championships."
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Mawdsley has been confirmed for the 4x400m mixed relay, with Cillin Greene, Ciaran Carthy,
Sophie
Becker, and Callum Baird completing the Irish line-up.
And fans on
One said: "Delighted to see this, give the heavens something to smile about" while a second said: "Ur father be proud"
A third hailed: "Great to see you back training. It's been a very tough few weeks"
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Mawdsley has become one of Ireland's brightest sports stars in recent years.
Sharlene Mawdsley shows off makeup before Zagreb race
She
The Newport AC export followed that with a promising performance at the Paris Olympics that saw her
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During her dad's funeral, Sharlene credited her ability to achieve her dreams on the track to her dad's unwavering support and belief in his daughter.
She said: "He made me trust that my dreams were never too big and, for that, some of my dreams have already come true.
"The best part is I got to share them with you, Dad."
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Mawdsley has had plenty of help getting into racing shape from her
GAA
star boyfriend Michael Breen.
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Breen, who is a senior hurler with Tipperary, joked he was
University
of
Limerick
has been her training base in recent weeks, with
The 400m specialist was in decent form coming out of Philadelphia,
In addition to that showing on the Sunday at the big-money Grand Slam Track event, she also came sixth in the long sprints category 24 hours previous.
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For that performance, she banked $15,000 with Olympic 400m gold medallist Marileidy Paulino coming out on top.
Mawdsley wound up in fifth place. Once again, she clocked a season's-best time in that
race
at 51.12.
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