Phenomenal Rhasidat Adeleke sets new record
She ran a sensational new Irish 200m record of 22.34s aided by a 1.8m/s tailwind, just within the allowable limit of 2m/s.
It seems there are no limits to the talents of Nigeria-born Irish sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke.
Once again the Tallaght native rewrote the record books last night in America.
Adeleke was competing at the Tom Jones Memorial meeting in Florida, where she ran a sensational new Irish 200m record of 22.34s aided by a 1.8m/s tailwind, just within the allowable limit of 2m/s.
Adeleke's previous record of 22.52s was set in Albuquerque back in January at altitude and indoors. The previous outdoor record of 22.59s also had her name beside it, set in April of last year.
The race was won by Adeleke's University of Texas teammate Julien Alfred of St. Lucia, who clocked the fastest time in the world so far this year - 21.91s.
Adeleke's time puts her fifth on the world list for 2023, a remarkable feat considering the 200m isn't even her strongest event.
