2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest

I’m not on social media, so have no idea what’s being said about her, but can definitely imagine. All SM is a cesspit and is best avoided.

However, taking Adeleke out of the equation, I still want to acknowledge what that relay team accomplished last night. They were just 0.1 of a second outside the national record. That was achieved without Phil Healy, who when healthy, can deliver a low 51 relay leg, and without Cliodhna Manning, who is a low 52 individual performer. Our sub for the relay last night, was teenager Niamh Murray, who is a 54.xx individual performer! It was a truly stellar performance by that team and should absolutely be celebrated, given the context.

Going forward, I can’t see Rhasidat Adeleke taking part in events like world relays to qualify us for major championships. My sense is that the team should plan to make championships and have a sufficiently strong squad to potentially make European and global finals. Adeleke can then be drafted in for the final, assuming she’s healthy and willing.

You sound a bit aggrieved yourself. Have you ever contributed anything on any level to Irish Athletics to feel such a way?

And yet another thread on Boards descends into toxic, futile bickering. Is it any wonder this site is become increasingly irrelevant?

FFS, we can’t even discuss the fantastic accomplishment of an Irish team unexpectedly reaching a global sprint final.

Perhaps we can focus on how this squad can continue to improve and make global relay finals going forward and possibly medal, rather than pointless back-and-forth about an athlete who isn’t taking part in the relay?

You sound like you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. First off, you don't know if Adeleke is injured or just exhausted or both. But, if you had any real interest in athletics you'd know that she hasn't looked 100% for the last few races, including that DL run about 3 weeks ago. A 49.2 runner coming home in 50.xx indicates that all is not right. But you didn't let any of that stop you posting your immature nonsense. "It's only a minute" What a tosser.

It's the last night. 😭😭

Gebriwhet for the slight upset

Why do the women basically run in their knickers , which seem to be getting skimpier and skimpier, when the men can wear shorts? Is it driven by sponsors? It really annoys me and if I was young, it would put me off taking up running. As well as the knickers, they’ve the cutaway tops, basically running in their underwear when the men are in singlets and shorts. Why can’t the women also wear singlets and shorts like they used to?

Wow

Or not just pipped Katir, he ran a brilliant clever well paced race!

Is Cram mispronouncing his name?

He irritates me but that was quality from Ingebrigtsen, dug deep to win it on the line.

I knew when Jakob checked who was behind him with 100 to go that he must have felt strong

800m women's should be a cracker!

British lass dug ever so deep to grab silver

Definitely felt pain, might be sore tomorrow

Who was the intersex athlete in women's steeplechase who got a medal last year?