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When the world's richest female artist fangirls Irish track star Rhasidat Adeleke, then the talented speedster must be doing something right.
Athletics fans have been mesmerized following an online video of music goddess Rihanna captured fangirling Irish track queen Rhasidat Adeleke at the Fenty Hair care launch in Selfridges, London.
Rihanna expanded her Fenty empire to start making hair products, and she is now worth more than $2 Billion - the first female artist to do so.
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According to reports, Adeleke is signed as one of the brand ambassadors for Fenty Hair, after being one of the superstars who rocked the Paris Olympic Games with not just her finesse and beauty, but talent on the track.
Dressed in Denim crop jacket and mini skirt for the Fenty Hair launch, Adeleke was captured with Rihanna as the multiple award-winning music star was in awe of the speedsters presence as both exchanged pleasantries.
The 22-year-old had a brilliant outing at her maiden Olympics in Paris, where she became the first Irish track athlete to qualify for an Olympic women's 400m final and finished fourth in 49.28s, behind the winner, Marileidy Paulino, who ran an Olympic record of 48.17s, Salwa Eid Naser in second in 48.53s, and Natalia Kaczmaerek third in 48.98s.
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In the women's 4x400m final, Adeleke received the baton from lead runner Sophie Becker in sixth position and moved to second place, before handing over to Phil Healy. Sharlene Mawdsley ran the final leg, and Ireland just missed out on a bronze medal, finishing in fourth position in a new national record of 3.19.90, behind USA (3.15.37), the Netherlands (3.19.50) and Great Britain (3.19.72).
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Like Rhasidat Adeleke, Ireland benefits from another speedster of Nigerian descent who's destined for global greatness
Rhasidat Adeleke broke barriers by becoming the greatest sprinter in Irish history. Now, there's another blazing sprinter of Nigerian descent rising through the flanks and he is tipped for global greatness.
Adeleke is the first Irish woman to break the 50-second barrier in the 400m. She holds seven individual Irish national records (60m indoors, 100m outdoors, 200 m indoors and outdoors, 300 m indoors,, and 400m indoors and outdoors).
The Irish-Nigerian track star is a role model in her country and several young black-athletes around the world.
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