WATCH: Sharlene Mawdsley's incredible 400m heat race at World Athletics Championships
'I am absolutely thrilled,' says Sharlene Mawdsley after remarkable race in Tokyo to reach the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in the women's 400m
Sharlene Mawdsley qualified on Sunday afternoon for the World Athletics Championships women's 400m semi-finals.
The Newport sprinter ran in lane nine in her heat and put in a huge performance in a stacked field to reach the semi-final as one of the non-automatic qualifiers.
The fourth place finish for Sharlene Mawdsley in the third of the 400m heats meant the Newport AC athlete went through to the semi-final as one of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers with a time of 51.04.
Sharlene mentioned her late father Thomas "Tucker" Mawdsley - who passed away tragically earlier this year - as she asked him for help from the Heavens as she was waiting to hear if she qualified for the semi-finals.
Mawdsley will be back for the semi-final on Tuesday afternoon.