Rhasidat Adeleke is a double sprint gold medalist at the European Youth Olympics in Baku with titles secured in both the 100 and 200-meters.
The Tallaght athlete followed up her 100-meters victory by securing gold in the 200-metres last night.
Adeleke ran 23.92-seconds in the final at her preferred distance, an improvement from 24.36 in the heats.
The teenager says her double victory was wholly unexpected.
Two gold medals, Rhasidat? How does that feel 💪💪💪
Rhasidat Adeleke reacts to winning her second gold medal at the #EYOF2019 for #TeamIreland 🇮🇪🇮🇪
She won the Girl’s 200m comfortably, adding it to the 100m gold earlier this week🙌🙌@irishathletics 🇮🇪🇮🇪 👑 pic.twitter.com/7xm3w7yUiL
— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 25, 2019
“I’m just so happy. It was kind of a late decision to do both events, I was only meant to do one event, so to come away with the two gold is so unexpected. I’m just so happy. I just tried to have a really good bend, really fast, and just hold it for the last 100m. And I kind of felt like I was clear, so I was delighted.
“The Irish support here is amazing, I could hear it so loud when they call your name at the start, and then you hear all the support. It just makes you want to do really well.”
