Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland celebrates after finishing second with time 22.28 and winning the silver medal in the women's 200m final during day four of the European Athletics Championships 2026 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Have you heard about Rhasidat Adeleke? Probably not.
Rashidat is a sprinter - this year her time at 400m was shocking so she decided to run 200m at the Europeans.
But she had to qualify first - she did so few weeks back at the Nationals.
Rhasidat Adeleke had to run a time of less than 22.85 seconds in the 200m, and she did that in Santry, running home in a time of 22.80.
She run against 1.1 m/s wind (headwind).
And then, last night... she just stormed to the Silver Medal with a NR!
What an inspiration!
Respect!
