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IRELAND HAS QUALIFIED for the women’s 4x400m final after a fantastic performance in Paris this morning.
A storming final leg from Sharlene Mawdsley saw the team claim an automatic qualification place in the final behind Jamacia and the Netherlands with a time of 3:25.05.
Sophie Becker opened the relay for Ireland with an impressive 50.90-second leg, passing the baton to Phil Healy and then Kelly McGrory who both ran the 400m in around 52-seconds.
Mawdsley finished the job for Ireland with a blistering 49.65-second final leg that saw the team book a place in the final.
The final will take place tomorrow 10 August at 8:14pm and the team will be hoping for a similar performance that could put them in contention for a medal.
Speaking to RTÉ after the race, Sophie Becker said “we’re in the final, it’s an amazing feeling. We said we were going to do it. We did it, I’m so proud of us”.
Kelly McGrory, competing in her first Olympics, added that she knew she had to be brave “to get out in front and not get caught up in any mess” to give the team the best chance of progressing.
Mawdsley said the team is “buzzing” to have qualified for the final in an automatic position, saying she trusted her final 100m to make the move into third.
Phil Healy also praised the Irish fans at the stadium in Paris calling the support they have received “absolutely unbelievable” and saying “this is the closest we get a home Games, and it really does feel like we are at home”.
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Maybe don’t go squid fishing in a kayak in Australia? Just an idea
The waters off South Australia are known for great whites so they cant be hugely surprised that this happened.
The shark seems to have been confused into thinking that the kayak was the prey. The girl is very lucky to have survived this.
Leave the shark alone Why kill something that’s just doing what it evolved to do?? They are here a lot longer than us, And will be here long after too by the looks of it.
To the media all sharks are rogue. Ignorance.
@Fabio Dillon: Exactly. We go into a domain where they are the apex predator, and they do what comes naturally to them. Then we do what come naturally to us lay blame; and cast nom existent personas on them. It’s anthropomorphism at its worst.
@Matt F: Anto Pomorphism ! I knew his mother !
I think because of shark dives where they bait sharks to swim with and overfishing that the sharks are confused as they now think all vessels are there to feed them….plus they don’t care because they’re also starving….time to get out of the water.
I’d love to know what George hook has to say about this.
Fecking humans think we own the planet. Fcuk off and take up a land hobby if you don’t respect the ocean and its inhabitants.
@Nollaig Elliot:
well said ..
humans think we own the planet..
@Nollaig Elliot: we do own the planet
@Mr D: we do our best to kill the planet !
what else would you use if you had no arms to eat.?
@Andrew: Very true. That’s the thing about fish. If they are curious about anything they can only do one thing and that is put it in their mouth to find out what it is.
A rogue shark like there is no such thing
@Noel James Doherty: only rogue to the clowns that expect them to behave !!
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