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# Rhasidat Adeleke

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March 2023
# in the medals
Rising star Rhasidat Adeleke takes home silver at NCAA Championships in Albuquerque
It took a sensational run from Britton Wilson to deny Adeleke gold.
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Mar 12th 2023, 7:12 AM
# in the medals
Rising star Rhasidat Adeleke forced to settle for silver at NCAA Championships
It took a sensational run from Britton Wilson to deny Adeleke gold.
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Mar 11th 2023, 11:38 PM
# Rhasidat Adeleke
'I’d rather people expect things from me than not believe in me at all'
Record-breaking Rhasidat Adeleke speaks to The42 about exceeding her own expectations and her ultimate ambition: next year’s Paris Olympics.
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Mar 5th 2023, 8:00 AM
This year
2023
# World Class
Rhasidat Adeleke beats her own Irish 400m record
20-year-old underlines her talent to also set an NCAA record.
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Feb 25th 2023, 10:34 PM
# Rising Star
Sensational Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 400m record
Adeleke set a new world leading time and the third-fastest in NCAA history in New Mexico on Saturday.
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Feb 4th 2023, 10:10 PM
# Athletics
Rhasidat Adeleke sets new Irish national indoor record with blistering run
Dubliner wins college 200m in Albuquerque in 22.52 seconds.
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Jan 21st 2023, 11:04 PM
Last year
2022
# Unbelievable
'It's my time, it's our time, it's everybody's time' - Adeleke brings more Irish joy
The 19-year-old star broke her own Irish record with a fifth-place finish in the European 400m final tonight.
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Aug 17th 2022, 10:20 PM
# Wrap
Mark English qualifies for 800m World semi-finals as Adeleke narrowly misses out on 400m final
Olympian Chris O’Donnell was also in action, finishing seventh in the semi-finals of the 400m.
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Jul 21st 2022, 9:33 AM
# the irish in oregon
Adeleke and O'Donnell storm through to 400m semi-finals at World Championships
There was disappointment, however, for Sophie Becker.
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Jul 17th 2022, 9:24 PM
# team ireland
Ireland finish eighth in 4x400m World Championship final
The Dominican Republic took gold in Oregon ahead of the Netherlands and the United States.
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Jul 16th 2022, 8:03 AM
# Talent
Teenage sensation Adeleke breaks another Irish record Stateside
The 19-year-old clocked 50.70 in her outdoor debut over 400m.
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May 16th 2022, 8:25 AM
# Athletics
Rhasidat Adeleke runs fastest-ever Irish 200m indoor time
Adeleke’s 22.85(A*) will be a new Irish record, subject to ratification.
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Feb 5th 2022, 3:50 PM
# start as you mean to go
Rhasidat Adeleke makes blistering start to 2022
The Irish teen broke new ground Stateside.
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Jan 15th 2022, 9:39 PM
# Star
The Irish teen with the world at her feet
Rhasidat Adeleke on a memorable year in which she won two gold medals at the European Athletics U20 Championships and moved to Texas.
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Jan 3rd 2022, 10:00 AM
All time
# Rising Stars
The six nominees revealed for RTÉ Young Sportperson of the Year
The awards take place next Saturday night on RTÉ One.
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Dec 13th 2021, 8:04 PM
# Game Recognise Game
'Her time will come' - Sonia O'Sullivan eases up on Adeleke Olympics omission anger
The Cork legend recently hit out at ‘one of the worst decisions ever made by Athletics Ireland’.
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Jul 23rd 2021, 11:05 AM
# Strong Showing
Irish athletes fall short of more medals at U20 European Championships
Bandon AC’s Diarmuid O’Connor finished fourth in the decathlon.
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Jul 18th 2021, 9:38 PM
# Super Saturday
Rising stars Adeleke, McPhillips and Griggs deliver gold medals for Ireland at U20 European Championships
A remarkable day sees Ireland leading the medal table.
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Jul 17th 2021, 4:44 PM
# Golden Girl
Adeleke: 'I’m just so happy to be able to come here and perform and do my country proud'
The Tallaght AC sensation stormed to glory at the European U20 Championships this evening.
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Jul 16th 2021, 11:31 PM
# Take a Bow
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke wins gold medal at European U20 Championships
The Tallaght AC athlete ran a time of 11.34 in the 100m in Tallinn, and later finished first in her 200m heat.
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Jul 16th 2021, 5:44 PM
# European U20s
Rhasidat Adeleke coasts through to U20 100m final
Cian McPhillips and Nick Griggs also stood out among the Irish athletes.
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Jul 15th 2021, 8:18 PM
# neck and neck
Healy holds off Adeleke in nail-biting finish to complete 400m and 200m double
Both finished the race inside 23 seconds.
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Jun 27th 2021, 7:18 PM
# Athletics
13th national title for Healy, Adeleke and Olatunde win 100ms in style as big guns shine in Santry
Morton Stadium is hosting this weekend’s Irish Life Health National Senior Championships.
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Jun 26th 2021, 5:51 PM
# Teenage Kicks
18-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke sets new Irish 200m record
The talented Dubliner bettered Phil Healy’s time at the Big 12 Championship in Manhattan last night.
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May 16th 2021, 11:07 AM
# Stay or Go?
Irish sprint star Adeleke on the Leaving Cert rollercoaster and her big decision on the next chapter
The 17-year-old sensation has had a crazy few months – and there’s much more to come.
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May 21st 2020, 6:45 AM
# bandon bullet
Phil Healy sets National Indoor Championship record
The Cork native produced a performance that boosted her ranking points as she bids to secure qualification for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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Feb 29th 2020, 10:18 PM
# Rapid Rise
'Without faith, I don’t know if I would have been able to believe that I could have done something'
Ireland’s 17-year-old sprint sensation Rhasidat Adeleke on athletics, the Leaving Cert and what’s next.
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Jan 14th 2020, 9:30 PM
# gold standard
Golden girl Adeleke seals sprint double at European Youth Olympics
The teenager produced another hugely impressive performance to claim 200 metres gold.
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Jul 25th 2019, 5:58 PM
# Award Season
RTÉ confirm nominees for 2018 Team of the Year and Young Sportsperson of the Year
The winners will be unveiled on Saturday night in Dublin.
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Dec 11th 2018, 9:47 PM
# Golden Girls
Ireland's Golden Girls: Healy and Adeleke will always remember their summer in Gyor
Two of Irish athletics’ rising stars look back on their gold medal-winning achievements at the U18 European Championships.
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Sep 5th 2018, 8:00 PM
# Gold
15-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke storms to 200m gold for Ireland at European Championships
The Dublin teenager stormed to victory in the 200m final on Saturday evening in Hungary.
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Jul 7th 2018, 7:32 PM