Rhasidat Adeleke has proved to be one of Ireland's most exciting athletics prospects on the International stage. Adeleke holds six Irish records and is the NCAA champion in the 400m outdoors.
With just a year left at the University of Texas and as one of the most promising athletes in the world, Adeleke makes her Diamond League debut this weekend. We have all the info on how to watch Rhasdiat Adeleke make her Diamond League debut right here.
When is Rhasidat Adeleke's Diamond League Debut?
Adeleke will be on the track this Friday the 21st of July at 7:15pm Irish time in Monaco with Adeleke competing in the Women's 400m event.
Other Irish Athletes in the Diamond League
While Adeleke is making her league debut two other Irish athletes will also be running on Friday night.
Ciara Mageean from Co.Down will be running in the women's mile at 19:35, with Mageean's PB leaving her in the middle of the field.
Irish olympian Sarah Lavin will also take to the track in the 100m Women's hurdles at 19:50.
How to watch Rhasidat Adeleke's Diamond League debut
All the Diamond League Monaco events will be streamed live on their youtube page and Irish fans will be able to tune in to Adeleke's race for free at 7:15pm. BBC 3 will also be showing all the action live from 7pm.
You can watch it here:
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Form Guide
Rhasidat Adeleke is without a doubt one of, if not Ireland's most promising athletes. At just twenty years of age, Adeleke holds six national records and had reached the pinnacle of US collegiate athletics after her NCAA win in the 400m outdoors. However, just last week Adeleke announced she was going professional and Friday night will be just her second outing at that level.
Tuesday night saw Adeleke make her professional debut where she defied the odds to finish second in the 200m running event in Hungary just shy of breaking her own 200m record. Despite having much slower personal bests than much of the field it was her racing ability that made a statement and all eyes will be on the Tallaght native as she heads to Monaco on Friday.
Despite making her debut in the 200m Rhasidat Adeleke is more specialised in the 400m, which she'll be racing in on Friday night. As she takes to the track in her Diamond League debut, she will be the second-fastest runner out of her eight competitors with a PB of 49.20. However, it will be her first time taking on American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
To win on Friday night only Adeleke's best will be enough, but it's only her second professional race and for a twenty-year-old Irish runner that is an amazing feat.
That's all the info on how to watch Rhasidat Adeleke in her Diamond League Debut this Friday night.
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