Rhasidat Adeleke sets new Irish record at the NCAA Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke sets new Irish record.
Rhasiadat Adeleke continued her meteoric rise by breaking the Irish 400m record on Saturday night.
Adeleke was racing at the NCAA Championships in Texas when she set a winning time of 49.20 seconds โ a 0.34 improvement on her own record.
In doing so, she set the Championship record and became the first ever Irish sprint winner of a US College Championship race.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ค@TexasTFXC is the 4ร1 Champions with a time of 41.60
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โ NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 11, 2023
Adeleke reacts to record time.
Adelekeโs effort goes down as the 20th fastest time ever run in the womenโs 400 metres.
And, speaking after the race she spoke about the importance of trusting her ability in the heat of battle.
โ[The race] was kind of a blur,โ she said. โI just went out trusting myself.
โI just put myself into position coming into the home stretch, and it was the kick at the end, which is something Iโve been doing well all season.โ
Rhasidat Adeleke ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ
New NCAA champion ๐ฅ
New Irish national 400m record ๐ฎ๐ช
Top 20 400m time ever ๐โ Richard Chambers (@newschambers) June 11, 2023
Rhasidat Adeleke.
Adeleke was born in Dublin in 2002 to Nigerian parents and started running with the likes of Tallaght Athletic Club and her school Presentation College Terenure.
Her honours list includes the 200m gold at the European U18 Championships, gold in the 100m and 200m races at the 2021 European U20 Championship, and gold for the 100m and 200m races at the European Youth Olympic Festival.
In terms of national titles, she won the Irish Athletics Championship 1oo metres in 2021 and 2022.
While, when it comes to NCAA titles she enjoyed success in 2022 and 2023 4X100m relays and last nightโs 400 metre event.
