Republic of Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke finished fourth in the Women’s 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday.
Adeleke clocked 50.13s to miss out on a podium finish.
The gold medal went to the favourite Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic.
The Nigerian-born expressed her disappointment after the keenly contested race.
“I gave it all I had,” she was quoted by the Irish Times.
“I felt I was out of my comfort zone. I did what I was told.”
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Nigerian athletes are either last or second to last in their events at the Budapest World Championships. No wonder the stadium facilities in Nigeria are in a state of decay