Rhasidat Adeleke wins 200m silver in national record time

What Rhasidat Adeleke's record means

The 23-year-old’s run capped a memorable night for Ireland, coming hot on the heels of Mark English’s 800m gold, as The 42 reports.

Great Britain’s Amy Hunt, already the 100m champion in Birmingham, doubled up with 200m gold in 22.19, while her compatriot Dina Asher-Smith took bronze in 22.29.

Adeleke split the pair with a powerful finish, and her 22.28 is now the fastest 200m ever run by an Irish woman.

The Dubliner had won her semi-final in a season’s best to book her place in the final.

Two medals in a single evening is a serious return for the Irish squad in Birmingham.

Adeleke, one of the athletes named on Ireland’s European Athletics Championships team, leaves the meet with a national record to go with the silver.