She’s still only 22. It’s easy to forget that about Rhasidat Adeleke. Fourth at the Olympics, fourth at the World Championships, silver medal at the Europeans. Relay medals a-go-go, more Irish records than anybody in the sport. And she’s still only 22.
Sometimes, she forgets herself. Like when she was at home last October and decided one day to go to Dundrum Town Centre with her friends. That’s what you do, isn’t it? You haven’t been home in a while and you’ve just had the biggest summer of your life. So you go and hang with your girls, you laugh and shop and gossip and let your other world blur out of focus for a bit.
Except, when you’re Adeleke, your other world doesn’t be long surrounding you. Walking…