Paris looms as Rhasidat Adeleke seeks further improvements
With 2023 drawing to a close, Irish running sensation Rhasidat Adeleke has finally allowed herself the time to reflect on her performances on the track over the last 12 months.
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With 2023 drawing to a close, Irish running sensation Rhasidat Adeleke has finally allowed herself the time to reflect on her performances on the track over the last 12 months.
Without it being a case of celebrating fourth place finishes, it's a truism that global medals have proved particularly hard to come by for Irish athletes while narrow podium misses have ended up being portents for better things to come.
Athletics Ireland high performance director Paul McNamara has spoken about a "duty of care" in relation to Rhasidat Adeleke after her withdrawal from the 4x400m relay squad at the World Championships, adding that "structural issues" in her lower back now presents a risk.
The women's 400m relay team are the last Irish athletes in action at the World Championships, but their chances of making it to Sunday's final have diminished.
The women's 400m relay team will be hoping to replicate last year's European Championships final qualification when they line up in the World semis on Saturday, but there is growing doubt that Rhasidat Adeleke will be one of the quartet.
Rhasidat Adeleke has been competing at the University of Texas for two years. She has been at the beck and call of their racing demands since her first race of the year on 21 January: 35 races, 20 of them over 400 metres.
'Paris, here we come' was the gist of the message from Rhasidat Adeleke after her fourth-placed finish in the women’s 400-metre final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Rhasidat Adeleke has claimed fourth place in the 400 metre final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.