Rhasidat Adeleke sets new 60m record

Dublin sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke, has broken the Irish 60m indoor record with a 7.17PB in the heats of the NCAA Indoor Championships in Alabama in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The Tallaght AC star, who is Double European U20 100m/200m Champion, was representing Texas University.

She improved on her previous best of 7.21 and takes over from Molly Scott on top of the Irish all-time list.

Scott had reclaimed the 60-meter record last weekend with a stunning 7.19 to take the national indoor title.

Before this year, the NR stood at 7.27.

That time has been equalled or bettered EIGHT times in the past six weeks:

• 7.27 Scott
• 7.25 Scott
• 7.25 Scott
• 7.24 Scott
• 7.23 Scott
• 7.21 Adeleke
• 7.19 Scott
• 7.17 Adeleke

Both athletes will have another opportunity to go even faster in the coming days, with Adeleke set to become the first Irish athlete to compete in an NCAA Division 1 indoor sprint final, while Scott heads on international duty with Ireland at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 5 days’ time.

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