The Dubliner ended her season with a third place finish at the Diamond League 400m event in Brussels
on Friday after Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser was disqualified for a lane infringement.
Adeleke recorded a time of 50.96 as Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won in 49.45, ahead of USA's Alexis Holmes .READ MORE: Rhasidat Adeleke's popularity soars after Olympics as Ireland's fastest woman tells of big change she noticed The event brought the curtain down on a incredible season for 22-year-old Adeleke, who finished fourth in two Olympic finals, won a gold medal and two silvers at the European championships, as well as setting a number of new national records."6 National Records, 3 European medals & 2 Olympic finals."Soo grateful to my sponsors @kpmg_ireland ,@nike & @allianzireland for supporting my dreams.
"Learnt A LOT of lessons in my first year as a professional athlete. I’m so excited to get back at it! But first, some much needed R&R."
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