Rhasidat Adeleke: Dublin athlete smashes Irish indoor 400m record with time of 50.45
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Adeleke finished fifth at the European Championships in August
Rhasidat Adeleke has smashed the Irish indoor women's 400m record by running a time of 50.45 to win at the UNM Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque.
Adeleke's time broke the previous best by an Irish athlete of 51.58, which was set by Karen Shinkins in 2002.
The Dubliner's time is the fastest in the world so far this year and moves her to joint 20th place on the all-time world list.
Adeleke's time also bettered her Irish outdoor record of 50.53 set last year.
Adeleke broke her own Irish indoor 200m record last month.
That followed a 2022 which saw the 20-year-old finish fifth in the women's 400m final at the European Championships in Munich last summer.
