The Tallaght sprinter secured second place in her semi-final, clocking a time of 49.95 seconds.
Her semi-final was won by Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, a former world champion who has served a doping ban.
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JacK Woolley will return from Paris without a medal. The Tallaght native lost his bronze medal repechage bout to Spain’s Adrian Vicente Yunta.
Carlow’s Finn Lynch finished eighth in the Men’s Dinghy medal race this afternoon, placing him tenth overall.
It was a challenging start for Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire in the Women’s Golf. Both golfers carded rounds of 78, finishing 6 over par at Le Golf National. France’s Celine Boutier leads the tournament with a score of 7 under par.
The Seine River is expected to be deemed fit for the upcoming marathon swims. Daniel Wiffen was among several swimmers acclimating to the river on Wednesday morning after training was cancelled on Tuesday due to pollution concerns. Wiffen’s 10k swim is set to begin early Friday morning.
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