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Sharlene Mawdsley of Ireland after finshing fourth in the women's 400m heats during day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Sam Barn
Sharlene Mawdsley qualified on Sunday afternoon for the World Athletics Championships women's 400m semi-finals in Tokyo.
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.
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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.
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Mawdsley will be back for the semi-final on Tuesday afternoon.
It's fourth place for Sharlene Mawdsley in the third of the 400m heats with the Newport AC athlete going through to the semi-final as one of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) September 14, 2025
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Mawdsley will be back for the semi-final on Tuesday afternoon#IrishAthletics |… pic.twitter.com/JK5l9WovzC
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