If this is the start of our future, we are in for some enjoyable years to come.
blackbarminnosu on
Only 21. A great effort for her first Olympics.
Fantastic to see Irish runners in Olympic sprint finals!
funpubquiz on
She ran a great race.
Chonaic17 on
Very close call there, but just faded at the end. Nothing really she should be ashamed of or think she could’ve done differently. We can all be hugely proud of that, and she’s got immense talent and hope for us all for the future.
cathal760 on
Fantastic race from her, and a great time. Improved on each qualifying race time so far. She did us proud!
Competitive-Bag-2590 on
She could go very well in the next Olympics.
Iwasnotatfault on
Her first time at the Olympics and she comes forth
That is an amazing achievement.
HouseOnnaHill on
Jesus what an athlete, the support she had makes me so proud.
MrTuxedo1 on
Very excited for LA 2028
mervynskidmore on
Brilliant run, that could become a bronze in time.
summerdot123 on
Amazing!! I love watching her run. I hope she is in the relays final. I can’t believe she is only 21!
ModeTop7 on
Why is Sonia O’Sullivan so miserable?
Seabhac7 on
We’re getting too spoiled. Fourth at your first Olympics is incredible. Hope she remains in form for the relay.
Content-Carrot1833 on
Massive future ahead for her.
JPB1995 on
Am gutted. 4th stings so much. Kaczmarek just such a good finisher, same as the Euros again.
Can’t be anything but proud of her though, 1st and 2nd are all timers in the 400m (against the clock) and it was always going to be a battle for the bronze.
So so young still, and still only in her infancy as a 400m specialist too. The strength in those last 50m will come soon and she will genuinely be a world beater.
siciowa on
If she runs that tomorrow in the relay we might medal
dondealga on
fantastic young woman. she’ll be at her peak in 4 years time and win that gold!!! so proud of her
RandomUsername600 on
She did so well, especially with the quality of that competition; the winner recorded an Olympic record. She’ll go to LA with more experience and training
MrCoe10 on
She’ll be back. No shame in this result. Well done Rhasidat. You done us proud
upthemstairs on
Well done to her, she should be incredibly proud of her performance.
small_far_away on
It’s actually incredible how disappointed she is.
She will take this motivation and go again.
Typically frustrating that someone can just rock back from whereabouts failure ban and take silver though.
Hardtoclose on
We love you regardless 😘
Wodanaz_Odinn on
Legend.
Fair play to David Gillick, the RTÉ interviewer at the track side. He’s been brilliant at disguising encouragement and support as an interview. You can tell he’s well regarded by all the runners he talks to.
windysheprdhenderson on
What an absolute star, and a lovely girl to boot. Great interview with Gillick there. The world is at her feet moving forward!
WhateverTheAlgoWants on
Absolute legend. Can’t wait to see her in LA. Massive potential for her. Super proud of all the athletes for this Games.
HereWeGoAgain666999 on
To come fourth with that amount of talent starting a race is exceptional and still young
MintyTyrant on
Aw, she didn’t really have any words during her post race interview with RTE 🙁 She seemed a bit gutted. But she has so much room to improve as an athlete, and still a chance at a medal in the relay
dropthecoin on
Just amazing for only 21 years old. Almost certain medals in the bag for the future games.
FlappyDuck01 on
Tiocfaidh a lá – Her day will come
music-enjoyer- on
Gutted for her! I knew deep down it was likely a fourth for her but for a few seconds I fully believe she had it. Track is such an unforgiving sport.
Edit: not to say this is a disappointing result by any means! Fourth at your first Olympics is insane, but I know how much it can suck being so close yet so far
Supernatural-Entity on
That interview. I’m heartbroken for her. Great performance but just ran out of steam. But at 21 she was one of the youngest two running.
Hope she gets the support she deserves and the scumbags won’t be out and about.
She’ll be back stronger.
Wonderful_Flower_751 on
She came so close and she should be so proud of herself. To come fourth in your very first Olympics at just 21 years old is nothing to be sniffed at.
I know she’s gutted and I’m gutted for her but she will learn from this and come back stronger. I can easily see her on the podium in LA.
Potential-Drama-7455 on
The fact she is bitterly disappointed after such a fantastic run says a lot for her future. Ran out of steam in the final straight, if she can fix that she’s a world beater.
TheStoicNihilist on
Up Tallaght!
pauli55555 on
4th in the Olympics is amazing. No guarantee she will get to an Olympic final again so she can be really proud of herself if this is her career high. To run & perform in front of 80,000 spectators is an amazing achievement. Another great Irish performance in these Olympics.
TheBatmanIRL on
She did amazing, hopefully loads of medals in the future…
AltruisticComfort460 on
Unreal race. 4th is bittersweet as it’s the best she could do while missing out on the podium. But overall, 21 years of age and 4th in the Olympics. Seems like there’s many brighter days ahead for her. Can’t wait 🙏
Dantons_Head on
She seems like a wonderful human being as well as being a wonderful runner. The interview with David Gillick afterwards had me feeling emotional. Well done to her, she can be very proud.
Rennie_Burn on
Incredable, once again another inspiration to young Irish athletes, in fact all young athletes, and all Irish people. Dream big and things will happen, she did the country proud…
Brine-O-Driscoll on
The toughest position to finish as she was so close to a medal, but Adeleke is only 21 and gave her all today.
That strength endurance was what lead to her fading in the last 50m and that’s what will improve most with training in the next 4 years.
spungie on
Still faster than I’ll ever run it. Fair play to her. Hold your head high girl. You did the country proud.
dustaz on
Great run, incredible to see an Irish person challenging for medals in a sprint final.
She’ll be disappointed but she shouldn’t be. She would have had to improve her PB to challenge the time Kazmarek ran and on a wet track that’s going to be a tall order.
It was always a long shot to medal in the current 400m field (where one of the major favorites for gold didn’t even qualify for the final).
In 4 years, she’ll be a lot stronger. Can’t wait.
OrlandoGardiner118 on
Good on her. It took three generational athletes to keep her from a medal. Her time will come. She’s an absolute gem of a human being and a wonderful ambassador for Ireland. Onward to tomorrow. She can help our relay team go 3-4 seconds faster. That could very well be enough to medal. I’ve everything crossed for them.
Just a quick mention of the wonderful David Gillick. Having been there before he knows exactly the tone to take with our athletes in post race interviews. He could see Rhasidat wasn’t ready to speak and filled the air with her achievements and the depth of feeling the country has for her to allow her to compose herself. He’s a great interviewer. Also the great Rob Heffernan, he’s her absolute biggest cheerleader. I’d say he’d fight an army for her, he believes in her so much. I hope she can look back on those moments and see what she gives us. She’s amazing.
Starkidof9 on
Beaten by at least one doper. Great result. Should have went to last Olympics would be further along
rugbygooner on
Huge achievement. 1 and 2 were locked and while bronze did feel possible it was always a huge ask.
Her PB is 49.07 and third ran 48.98 today(and set an even faster PB last month). The British lady that came 5th ran a new national record for them. Top level athletics is just insanely competitive.
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Devastated but far from disappointed.
If this is the start of our future, we are in for some enjoyable years to come.
Only 21. A great effort for her first Olympics.
Fantastic to see Irish runners in Olympic sprint finals!
She ran a great race.
Very close call there, but just faded at the end. Nothing really she should be ashamed of or think she could’ve done differently. We can all be hugely proud of that, and she’s got immense talent and hope for us all for the future.
Fantastic race from her, and a great time. Improved on each qualifying race time so far. She did us proud!
She could go very well in the next Olympics.
Her first time at the Olympics and she comes forth
That is an amazing achievement.
Jesus what an athlete, the support she had makes me so proud.
Very excited for LA 2028
Brilliant run, that could become a bronze in time.
Amazing!! I love watching her run. I hope she is in the relays final. I can’t believe she is only 21!
Why is Sonia O’Sullivan so miserable?
We’re getting too spoiled. Fourth at your first Olympics is incredible. Hope she remains in form for the relay.
Massive future ahead for her.
Am gutted. 4th stings so much. Kaczmarek just such a good finisher, same as the Euros again.
Can’t be anything but proud of her though, 1st and 2nd are all timers in the 400m (against the clock) and it was always going to be a battle for the bronze.
So so young still, and still only in her infancy as a 400m specialist too. The strength in those last 50m will come soon and she will genuinely be a world beater.
If she runs that tomorrow in the relay we might medal
fantastic young woman. she’ll be at her peak in 4 years time and win that gold!!! so proud of her
She did so well, especially with the quality of that competition; the winner recorded an Olympic record. She’ll go to LA with more experience and training
She’ll be back. No shame in this result. Well done Rhasidat. You done us proud
Well done to her, she should be incredibly proud of her performance.
It’s actually incredible how disappointed she is.
She will take this motivation and go again.
Typically frustrating that someone can just rock back from whereabouts failure ban and take silver though.
We love you regardless 😘
Legend.
Fair play to David Gillick, the RTÉ interviewer at the track side. He’s been brilliant at disguising encouragement and support as an interview. You can tell he’s well regarded by all the runners he talks to.
What an absolute star, and a lovely girl to boot. Great interview with Gillick there. The world is at her feet moving forward!
Absolute legend. Can’t wait to see her in LA. Massive potential for her. Super proud of all the athletes for this Games.
To come fourth with that amount of talent starting a race is exceptional and still young
Aw, she didn’t really have any words during her post race interview with RTE 🙁 She seemed a bit gutted. But she has so much room to improve as an athlete, and still a chance at a medal in the relay
Just amazing for only 21 years old. Almost certain medals in the bag for the future games.
Tiocfaidh a lá – Her day will come
Gutted for her! I knew deep down it was likely a fourth for her but for a few seconds I fully believe she had it. Track is such an unforgiving sport.
Edit: not to say this is a disappointing result by any means! Fourth at your first Olympics is insane, but I know how much it can suck being so close yet so far
That interview. I’m heartbroken for her. Great performance but just ran out of steam. But at 21 she was one of the youngest two running.
Hope she gets the support she deserves and the scumbags won’t be out and about.
She’ll be back stronger.
She came so close and she should be so proud of herself. To come fourth in your very first Olympics at just 21 years old is nothing to be sniffed at.
I know she’s gutted and I’m gutted for her but she will learn from this and come back stronger. I can easily see her on the podium in LA.
The fact she is bitterly disappointed after such a fantastic run says a lot for her future. Ran out of steam in the final straight, if she can fix that she’s a world beater.
Up Tallaght!
4th in the Olympics is amazing. No guarantee she will get to an Olympic final again so she can be really proud of herself if this is her career high. To run & perform in front of 80,000 spectators is an amazing achievement. Another great Irish performance in these Olympics.
She did amazing, hopefully loads of medals in the future…
Unreal race. 4th is bittersweet as it’s the best she could do while missing out on the podium. But overall, 21 years of age and 4th in the Olympics. Seems like there’s many brighter days ahead for her. Can’t wait 🙏
She seems like a wonderful human being as well as being a wonderful runner. The interview with David Gillick afterwards had me feeling emotional. Well done to her, she can be very proud.
Incredable, once again another inspiration to young Irish athletes, in fact all young athletes, and all Irish people. Dream big and things will happen, she did the country proud…
The toughest position to finish as she was so close to a medal, but Adeleke is only 21 and gave her all today.
That strength endurance was what lead to her fading in the last 50m and that’s what will improve most with training in the next 4 years.
Still faster than I’ll ever run it. Fair play to her. Hold your head high girl. You did the country proud.
Great run, incredible to see an Irish person challenging for medals in a sprint final.
She’ll be disappointed but she shouldn’t be. She would have had to improve her PB to challenge the time Kazmarek ran and on a wet track that’s going to be a tall order.
It was always a long shot to medal in the current 400m field (where one of the major favorites for gold didn’t even qualify for the final).
In 4 years, she’ll be a lot stronger. Can’t wait.
Good on her. It took three generational athletes to keep her from a medal. Her time will come. She’s an absolute gem of a human being and a wonderful ambassador for Ireland. Onward to tomorrow. She can help our relay team go 3-4 seconds faster. That could very well be enough to medal. I’ve everything crossed for them.
Just a quick mention of the wonderful David Gillick. Having been there before he knows exactly the tone to take with our athletes in post race interviews. He could see Rhasidat wasn’t ready to speak and filled the air with her achievements and the depth of feeling the country has for her to allow her to compose herself. He’s a great interviewer. Also the great Rob Heffernan, he’s her absolute biggest cheerleader. I’d say he’d fight an army for her, he believes in her so much. I hope she can look back on those moments and see what she gives us. She’s amazing.
Beaten by at least one doper. Great result. Should have went to last Olympics would be further along
Huge achievement. 1 and 2 were locked and while bronze did feel possible it was always a huge ask.
Her PB is 49.07 and third ran 48.98 today(and set an even faster PB last month). The British lady that came 5th ran a new national record for them. Top level athletics is just insanely competitive.