'The journey makes this so much sweeter' - Adeleke finds silver lining in Birmingham bounceback

Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland celebrates with her silver medal from the women's 200m. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

How to sum up these last two years? Between those individual silver medals at the European Championships – the first over 400m, the latest over 200m – Rhasidat Adeleke had been to hell and back.

Injuries. Under-performances. The pressure of public scrutiny. Soon after the 200m medal ceremony in Birmingham, the 23-year-old opened a window into what she’d been through.