Rhasidat Adeleke set a new Irish 400m record at the Big 12 Championships in Lubbock, Texas on Sunday.
The 19-year-old, who runs for the University of Texas, ran 50.70 as she finished third behind teammates Stacey Ann Williams and Kennedy Simon.
The time broke the nearly 15-year-old record of Joanna Cuddihy - which was set at the World Championships in Osaka - by 0.03.
Adeleke has now set qualifying times in the 200m and 400m for the World Championships in Oregon and the European Championships in Munich, both of whcih take place this summer.
Lol not me running 50.70 my first outdoor 400m competition😭
— Rhasidat Adeleke (@rhasidatadeleke) May 16, 2022
Rhasidat Adeleke's Irish records
Incredibly, Adeleke now holds the Irish records for the 60m, 200m, 300m, and 400m. The 100m record of 11.28 is held by Phil Healy.
Adeleke's run rounded off an incredible weekend of recording setting feats by Irish athletes. At the Belfast Irish Milers meeting on Saturday, Louise Shanahan took Ciara Mageean's 800m record after a gripping battle between the two.
On Thursday, Eric Favors broke the 30-year-old Irish shot put record of Paul Quirke when he threw 20.07m in Puerto Rico.
💥NEW 400M RECORD FOR ADELEKE💥@rhasidatadeleke has smashed the Irish 400m record with a 50.70 in the final of the Big 12 Champs🙌
The 19-year-old is now remarkably the fastest Irishwoman over 60m, 200m, 300m & 400m🔥🔥🔥https://t.co/cosiAKkXtV pic.twitter.com/ZnDLoi37y1
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) May 16, 2022
Featured image: 17 July 2021; Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland on her way to winning gold during the final of the women's 200m during day three of the European Athletics U20 Championships at the Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Photo by Marko Mumm/Sportsfile
See Also: Shanahan Sets New Irish 800m Record After Gripping Battle With Mageean
