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Rhasidat Adeleke on her way to a national 100m record. Bryan Keane/INPHO

Rhasidat Adeleke breaks national 100m record to win gold

Thomas Barr picks up his 12th 400m hurdles title.

LAST UPDATE | 30 Jun 2024

RHASIDAT ADELEKE WON gold and broke the Irish National 100m record with a time of 11.13 at the 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium today. 

The Tallaght athlete now holds all national sprint records over 100m, 200m and 400m.

Adeleke finished ahead of Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) in second with 11.37 and third placed Mollie O’Reilly (Dundrum South Dublin AC), 11.61.

Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC) took the men’s 100m title with a dip on the line to finish in 10.27, just ahead of Bori Akinola (UCD AC), 10.29, and Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght AC) in third, 10.39. 

Sarah Healy won the Women’s 800m with a time of 2:03.64. Louise Shanahan (Leevale AC) finished second in 2:04.17 while Jenna Bromell (Emerald AC) was third in 2:04.41. 

Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC) picked up his 12th 400mH National Senior Title. The Waterford athlete ran 50.61 to finish ahead of Fintan Dewhirst (Tír Chonaill AC) in second, 51.65, and David Davitt (Clonliffe Harriers AC), 51.90. 

Mark English controlled the Men’s 800m race from the start and added another 800m National Senior Title to his collection. The Finn Valley athlete clocked 1:49.18, ahead of Cillian Kirwan (Raheny Shamrock AC) 1:51.08 and Robert Hewison (Kildare AC) 1:51.43.

Jennifer Sawyer (St L O’Toole AC) won the Women’s 400mH National Senior Title in 1:01.87, ahead of Cara Murphy (Dundrum South Dublin AC), 1:02.93, and Rachel Lynch (Dundrum South Dublin AC), 1:03.05.

 

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:22 PM

    Adeleke is a Superstar, I’m looking forward to seeing her in the Olympics.

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:33 PM

    @Quinny: yes she is amazing but let’s put this in perspective : 11.33 is the 184th fastest time this year / she still has a good bit to go to be in contention for an Olympic medal at 100m

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    Jun 30th 2024, 5:13 PM

    @Sergio Reddan: She is not taking part in the 100m in Olympics. It’s not her event

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    Jun 30th 2024, 5:31 PM

    @Sergio Reddan: I think there is a typo…it shd be 11:13

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    Jun 30th 2024, 5:41 PM

    @Shaun Gallagher: my bad

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    Jun 30th 2024, 9:51 PM

    @Sergio Reddan: she is running the 400m in the Olympics and is one of the favourites. Hopefully she’ll go a bit better than her fourth place in the world champs.

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:59 PM

    She is something else delighted for her and all her hard work prevailing keep it up so proud of you

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:52 PM

    When one takes into account it’s the 400 meter race that she is her natural distance . The fact that she now holds the irish record in the 100,200 and 400 meter races is class

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    Jun 30th 2024, 6:47 PM

    What a woman , fantastic achievement .

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    Jun 30th 2024, 5:42 PM

    A fantastic athlete, roll on the Olympics and medal(s).

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    Jun 30th 2024, 6:44 PM

    She’s brilliant!

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    Jun 30th 2024, 7:08 PM

    Delighted for her. Great turnout for the games to watch our Irish superstars . Roll on Paris.

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:27 PM

    Waits on the closure of the thread and comments like she’s not even Irish from the usual

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:43 PM

    @denis silver: why would you then proceed to be the first to bring it up, absolutely pointless.

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    Jun 30th 2024, 4:52 PM

    @Brian I: except I wasn’t the first as someone said great to see all the Irish names

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    Jun 30th 2024, 6:48 PM

    @Brian I: They’ve been reported and removed by the mods

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    Jun 30th 2024, 8:30 PM

    @denis silver: Why even mention that nonsense? Stop giving it oxygen!

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    Jun 30th 2024, 9:53 PM

    @denis silver: DYK

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    Jul 1st 2024, 12:55 AM

    @denis silver: looks like your the only one of them creeps on here

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    Jul 1st 2024, 12:34 AM

    She’s pretty phenomenal.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 12:40 AM

    Different class!

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    Jul 1st 2024, 10:34 AM

    She is a great girl, representing her country so well.

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