Adeleke elevated the Irish mixed relay team to world bronze this month – but the Olympic schedule means some tough decisions lie ahead.
Gavin Cooney IF THIS IS the summer Rhasidat Adeleke transcends Ireland for global renown, the name of her coach will likely travel across Irish homes at the same time.
Adeleke is the difference between elevating Ireland’s relay teams from finalists to genuine medal prospects, proving so at the World Athletics Relays event in the Bahamas at the start of the month. “But if he thinks it won’t allow me to do what I should be able to do in an individual event, then it will just have to be that way. It really depends on what he has to say, he makes the decisions on those kinds of things.”
He was happy to allow Adeleke run twice in one evening for the mixed and women’s relay teams in the Bahamas, given how important it was for all involved to secure Olympic qualification. He did insist that she run only one of the finals the following day: unsurprising given there was only a 20-minute break between the two races.“My coach wasn’t surprised at all, but I surprised myself, to see how strong I was”, she says.
With a bronze medal around her neck, Adeleke gave an interview in the Bahamas in which she said she viewed the championships as a training session, bidding to build on what she has been working on with Floréal in Texas.
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