Rhasidat Adeleke returns to speciality at Oslo Diamond League meeting

The 22-year-old will race her first 400m of the season in a field featuring Natalia Bukowiecka and Amber Anning. 

Rhasidat Adeleke's main focus this year is September's World Championships in Tokyo. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

For Rhasidat Adeleke, it’s time to return to her speciality. The 22-year-old Dubliner will race her first 400m of the year at the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday evening, facing a strong field that includes Poland’s Natalia Bukowiecka, who edged her to the European title in Rome last year and to the Olympic bronze medal in Paris.

Like most athletes this year, Adeleke has taken a patient approach to this part of the season, given there are over three months left until the World Championships in Tokyo. She blew off the racing cobwebs in April and May, clocking 22.57 and 22.72 for 200m and helping Ireland to World Championship qualification when running the mixed and women’s 4x400m at the World Relays in China.