The Rise of Rhasidat Adeleke: The Inside Track from Texas

Rhasidat Adeleke will turn 21 later this month but her performance at the World Athletics Championships already has everybody talking about her as a generational talent. Adeleke has been making a habit out of breaking national records in the 200m and the 400m. Has she the potential to become a medallist for Ireland in the 400m at next year's Paris Olympics? We went to the University of Texas at Austin - where Adeleke is on scholarship - to get the inside track on her sensational rise. Host: Sinéad Kissane. Guests: Rhasidat Adeleke and her coach Edrick Floreal. First published on April 22, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.