Adeleke admits she still has 'so much to learn'

Lessons on the track are probably the most valuable of all.

Olympian and Allianz ambassador, Rhasidat Adeleke after making history at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Pic: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

The Olympic lessons didn’t end for Rhasidat Adeleke when she walked off the track at the Stade de France just under three weeks ago. Last weekend’s Diamond League meet in Silesia was every bit as much a part of the learning curve.

A fourth-place finish in the 400m was an unwelcome reminder of the fourths banked in the 400 and in the 4x400m women’s relay in Paris, but her time of 50.00 flat was three-quarters of a second slower than the time which was below her best in that Olympic final.