Rhasidat Adeleke's Olympic schedule in the hands of her coach

There's little chance of Rhasidat Adeleke’s competitors on the track underestimating the Tallaght speed merchant, but the 21-year-old is even surprising herself at her rapid rate of progress.

Team Ireland travelled to the recent World Relay Championships in the Bahamas with ambitions of securing Olympic qualification in both the women and mixed 4x400m events.

Those goals were safely secured on day one, with Adeleke instrumental in both teams, clocking two sub-50 second legs to put Ireland ahead at the halfway stage of both races.

With the races just a couple of hours apart and late into the evening, there was little time for recovery before Adeleke posted her fastest leg of the weekend (48.45) in the mixed relay final.

Having received the baton in fourth, she powered Ireland into second place before Femke Bol pipped Sharlene Mawdsley on the home straight as Ireland claimed bronze and a national record.

A first senior championship medal for Adeleke, and another reminder of her importance to Team Ireland; her blistering leg was over a second faster than any other female runner in the event.

Was she surprised just how fast she could go given the unforgiving schedule?

"Kind of, but my coach wasn’t surprised at all," she tells RTÉ Sport fresh from her graduation from the University of Texas.

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"I surprised myself, to see how strong I was. Each round I was getting faster. I was able to get out (in the final), hold it the whole way and continue to catch people.

"That was a testament to how