Tipperary’s Sharlene Mawdsley has qualified for the Olympic Games.
The Newport native is part of Ireland’s 4×400 metre mixed relay team, who are taking part in the World Athletic Relays in Poland this weekend.
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In last night’s heats, Mawdlsey, alongside Phil Healy, Chris O’Donnell and Thomas Barr, finished third in their heat with a time of three minutes, 16.84 seconds.
That was the fourth fastest time of all the heats, which guarantees a place at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The side now go into this evening’s World Final at 6.20pm Irish time.
