Best of Team Ireland Olympic sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley in images

Olympics Rewind ... The Irish sprinter gave it her all at the 2024 Paris Olympics, capturing the attention of so many fans after falling short in the women's 4x400 relay. Sharlene Mawdsley's emotional interview highlighted just how much these athletes put into competing on the international stage — and how the split-second factors can make or break four years of unrelenting effort.

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: Sharlene Mawdsley Team Ireland competes during the 4 x 400m Mixed Relay Round 1 on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 05: Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland reacts during the Women's 400m Round 1 on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland reacts during the Women's 400m Repechage Round on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

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Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland hugs Tereza Petrzilkova of Team Czechia during the Women's 400m Repechage Round on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland competes during the Women's 400m Repechage Round on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Justyna Swiety-Ersetic of Team Poland and Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland compete during the Women's 400m Repechage Round on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland looks on during the Women's 400m Repechage Round on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

Ireland's Sharlene Mawdsley reacts after crossing the finish line in the women's 4x400m relay heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Sharlene Mawdsley

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Sharlene Mawdsley of Team Ireland reacts after competing in the during the Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)