Derval O'Rourke: Adeleke an incredible talent, but not the finished product

The constant conversation around Rhasidat is unlike any other talented Irish athlete I've ever come across, be it from my own time competing or the 10 years since I’ve retired

Adeleke of Team Ireland after finishing second in the women's 400m semi-finals at the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The time for talking is done. The time for speculating is done. The time for giving your opinion is done. For when it comes to Rhasidat Adeleke, everyone has had something to say these past two years.

In athletics, and in sport in general, we love to talk about talent. We love to speculate where that talent might end up and could it ascend to the ultimate of an Olympic podium.