Adeleke produces another stunning run

RHASIDAT Adeleke produced another stunning performance by smashing the Irish 400m record that stood for 21 years held by Karen Shinkins.

The Tallaght athlete won in a world leading time of 50.45 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Saturday – recording the fastest 400m either indoors or outdoors by an Irish woman in history.

The time ran by Karen Shinkins, who ran the 400m in 51.58 back in 2002.

The time also improves on Adeleke’s previous record of 50.53, set outdoors in August last year and is the fastest 400m indoor time set in the world this year.

This follows on from last week’s stunning race in Albuquerque it the City of New Mexico, running a new Irish indoor 200m record.

The 20-year-old was representing University of Texas in the Dr MLK Invitational with the former Tallaght AC posting a winning time of 22.52 seconds, the fastest 200m in the world this year.

The run beats her own previous Irish record of 22.85, set at the same venue last February.