Adeleke claims NCAA gold with new national record

Win moves Adeleke into the top 20 on the World 400m all-time list

Rhasidat Adeleke: NCAA champion

IRELAND'S Rhasidat Adeleke claimed gold at the NCAA Championships in Texas in the early hours of Sunday morning, breaking her own Irish 400m record to become the first Irish sprinter ever to win an NCAA title.

Adeleke, representing the University of Texas, surged out of the final bend to go clear of American Britton Wilson, winning in a meet-record of 49.20 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.