Studies still on Rhasidat Adeleke's mind after Leaving Cert cancellation

The 17-year-old has attracted serious interest from US universities thanks to performances such as the 100m and 200m gold double at last year’s European Youth Olympics in Baku but it isn’t a leap to suggest that she is leaning towards a course here at home.

Adeleke, like thousands of teenagers around the country, kept studying right up until the day when prospects of even a delayed Leaving Cert were finally canned.

It’s only three months since Rhasidat Adeleke was juggling her Leaving Cert mocks with life on the track as an elite athlete.

The Tallaght AC star has recalled one particular day when she went from an exam in Presentation College in Terenure straight to Athlone for the AIT International Grand Prix.