Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth as she gears up for World Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke finished in fourth place in Oslo, clocking a time of 50.42 seconds, as she begins to gear up for September's World Championships.
Adeleke (22) was part of a blistering race as United States athlete Isabella Whittaker clocked an impressive 49.58 as she edged out hometown favourite Henriette Jager (49.62) in a pulsating race.
Amber Anning, the recent world indoor champion was in third while Dutch rival Lieke Klaver (50.64) finished just behind the Irish athlete.
Adeleke will return to action on Sunday in Stockholm as she continues her preparations for the World Championships in Singapore in September.
Mark English was also in action on Thursday as he finished seventh in his 800m race with a time of 1:44.33 as Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the race in a time of 1:42.78.
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