Paris Olympics: A to Z from Adeleke to Zero chill

Cathal Dennehy runs through what to look out for as the 2024 Games get underway.

A to Z: Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke before running in her heat of the Women’s 400m. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

A is for Adeleke

Ireland has never won a medal in a flat sprint event at the Olympics, with Bob Tisdall’s 400m hurdles gold in 1932 the last athletics medal in any speed-based event. But Rhasidat Adeleke could end that drought in Paris. The 21-year-old Dubliner has been in fantastic form this season, winning silver at the Europeans in an Irish record of 49.07 despite training through that championships. Sub-49 will likely be needed to make the podium in Paris, but Adeleke is fully capable. No step on that podium looks out of reach.