June 10, 2024: Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke runs to second place, setting a new Irish national record, in the Women's 400m Final during the 26th European Athletics Championships - Rome 2024 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.Getty Images

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke set a new Irish national record in the Women's 400m with a finishing time of 49.07 at the European Championships last night, Monday, June 10.

Adeleke, from Dublin, won the silver medal with her record-setting run, finishing just behind Poland’s Natalia Kaczmarek who took the gold in 48.98.

After her medal-winning run, Adeleke told RTÉ Sport: "I'm really, really happy, I'm really blessed.

"All grace to god, my friends, my family, my support team, Athletics Ireland, all the fans in the crowd cheering me on, everybody."

Meanwhile, Adeleke’s teammate Sharlene Mawdsley, from Co Tipperary, finished eighth in the same event with a time of 51.59. It was Mawdsley's first championship final as an individual.

Adeleke and Mawdsley were joined in the top ten by fellow Irish athlete Sophie Becker, the Co Wexford native who placed tenth in the Women's 400m with the second-fastest time of her career.

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Mawdsley and Becker hit the track again on Tuesday morning with Phil Healy, from Co Cork, and Lauren Cadden, from Co Sligo, for round one of the Women's 4x400m Relay.

The quartet, who ran to first place with an overall time of 3:24:81, will now compete in the final on Wednesday, June 12.

In the first round of the Men’s 4x400m Relay on Tuesday morning, the Irish team - Jack Raftery, Christopher O'Donnell, Sean Doggett, and Callum Baird - finished 11th overall with a season's best of 3:04.41.

At 17 years old, Doggett became Ireland’s youngest-ever male athlete to compete at a major track and field championships.

In the Men's 4x100m Relay on Tuesday, the Irish team - Toluwabori Akinola, Mark Smyth, Colin Doyle, and Israel Olatunde - finished 7th in the first heat and 13th overall with a season's best of 39.34.

Later on Tuesday, Anika Thompson and Laura Mooney will compete in the Women’s 10,000m final.