The Tallaght sprinting star finished second to qualify for the final on Friday
The 21-year-old Dubliner will go into the final as sixth fastest qualifier from the semi-finals, and as the first Irish female sprinter to ever qualify for anwoman ran the race in a speedy 49.95 seconds, coming in just behind Bahraini sprinter Salwa eid Naser, who clocked in a time of 49.08.
"I feel like I was thinking about it too much and I didn't execute my first 200m the way I should have, but that's all things we can fix for the final. Adeleke's final will be on Friday. It is scheduled for 7pm Irish time, in the meantime have a look at pictures of Rhasidat’s fantastic race below.
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