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Rhasidat Adeleke: ‘It’s championship racing, anything can happen’

‘Coming around the bend, I was like ‘where am I? Okay, wake up!’ Then I started picking them off’

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke wins her heat of the women’s 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke wins her heat of the women’s 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Ian O'Riordan in Budapest
Mon Aug 21 2023 - 05:00 • 4 MIN READ

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Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

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