Rhasidat Adeleke going where no Irish athlete has gone before

The 20-year-old from Dublin is the first Irish athlete to win a prestigious NCAA sprint medal

Rhasidat Adeleke won a silver medal in one of the fastest 400-metre races of all time. Photograph: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images for European Athletics
Rhasidat Adeleke won a silver medal in one of the fastest 400-metre races of all time. Photograph: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images for European Athletics

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics