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On her marks: Rhasidat Adeleke graduates as hectic summer of action awaits

University of Texas graduate believes she has the ability to take on the best athletes in the world as the Paris Olympics looms large

Rhasidat Adeleke: in the Bahamas, her 400 metres split time of 48.45 seconds in the mixed relay was the fastest ever recorded at the World Relays. Photograph: Warren Grant/Inpho
Rhasidat Adeleke: in the Bahamas, her 400 metres split time of 48.45 seconds in the mixed relay was the fastest ever recorded at the World Relays. Photograph: Warren Grant/Inpho
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Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics