The Irish women’s 4x100m relay team of Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville (a replacement for the injured Rhasidat Adeleke) and Patience Jumbo-Gula have won a silver medal at the IAAF World U20 Athletics Championships in Finland.
It’s Silver for @irishathletics women’s 4x100m relay at the #IAAFWorldU20 in Finland #rtesport #iaafworlds pic.twitter.com/vKvS13wiS7
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 14, 2018
The Irish quartet’s incredible performance from lane 5 saw them claim the silver medal in a time of 43.90 seconds, behind winners Germany, with Britain taking the bronze medal.
Meet your WORLD SILVER MEDALLISTS pic.twitter.com/FIU6g8O1oy
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 14, 2018
The silver medal is Ireland’s first ever relay medal at the championships and only Ireland’s third ever medal at this level.
SILVER! 🥈
They’ve only gone and done it! Fantastic run in the 4×100 relay. 43.90 for @RunMollyRun13, @GinaAkpeMoses, @ciara_nev100 and @Patience_Jumbo.
Incredible pace from Patience at the end!
What a team, what a day! 🇮🇪 #HerSport #HerAthletics https://t.co/CHGnfM7f9V pic.twitter.com/HWlCaNt1o1— HerSport (@HerSportDotIE) July 14, 2018
