The Irish 4x100m team of Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Rhasidat Adeleke and Patience Jumbo-Gula are into the final after clocking 44.27 to qualify as the second fastest heat at the IAAF World U20 Championships.
The result puts the team through to tomorrow's final and in with a huge medal chance.
Not everyday that you say an Irish women's 4x100m relay team beat Jamaica! #IAAFworlds
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 13, 2018
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Speaking after the race, Patience Jumbo-Gula said their focus is now on repeating the performance tomorrow: "We're just going to go out and do what we did today, run out hard and see what happens. We're pretty confident!"
Heat winners, world finalists!
The Irish 4x100m team of Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Rhasidat Adeleke and Patience Jumbo-Gula are into the final after clocking 44.27 and will have a huge medal chance tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/bN3Q0OLF0h
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 13, 2018
