Women's 400m final - 2023 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

Texas Longhorn and Irish sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke ran a meet record 49.20 seconds to win the women's 400 meter final at the 2023 NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Watch the full race here.

[martinfitzgerald]

About time you posted this race, Adeleke is a real star and she is only at the beginning of her career

[drfunkfunk]

As a former collegiate 400 meter runner myself....to see her run 49.20 and say she hasn't figured it out yet??? That should concern all the elite 400 meter runners gonna figure it Amazing sprint!!!

[elitemidrange]

Those strides were too much for Wilson to overcome, Adeleke has some serious potential as a newcomer to the 400.

[SnapsCFB]

“Athing Moo” 💀 announcers kill me man.

[alsoknownas]

Gorgeous athlete, in every sense of the word.

[joshuaarawole]

The commentators are absolutely shocking. Adeleke cruised to a 49.8 in her semifinal, so she was clearly in low 49 form. To label this result as a huge upset is ridiculous.

[ManofMunster]

What a legend!! Adeleke is on her way to stardom🥇🥇🥇🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[AllInTheGame]

Congrats to Rhasidat, what a talent! Credit to Britton for attempting a historic challenge, only issue was running the prelims harder/faster than was clearly necessary; she ran 49.36 in the 400m semi (slowest qualifier was 51.20); and then 54.67 in the 400mH semi (slowest qualifier was 56.02). She could literally have run both races over a second slower & still qualified for both Finals conserving a ton of energy in the process! Better round/race management is a lesson I hope she takes away from this experience i.e. if she only focuses on the flat 400m @USAs, she shouldn't be trying to run all 3 rounds in low 49s or quicker! We could very well see Paulino, Syd, Britton, Rhasidat and possibly Naser all run sub 49s over the next few weeks!

Talitha Diggs is another fantastic talent who I hope gives up running rounds of both the 200/400m at big meets like this and sticks to just the 400m like Rhasidat smartly did!

[jacobjohnson]

The fact she just began to train for the 400m in the fall is absolutely insane! Imagine next season when she really figures it out.

[jayyy]

Great run from Adeleke! It was also nice that Wilson wasn’t afraid to be human and show that she was disappointed.

[jeffyboyreloaded]

i was waiting for this upload

edit: she's only been running the 4 since the fall...? what in the nine hells?!

[Kinik]

RGIII calling track and field makes me smile. “Who do you think you are.. I am” 😂😂😂 the reference is amazing

[northsparrow]

A-Del-EE-Kay!! To quote the famous words of the University of Texas alumnus and fellow Irish exile Mathew McConaughey - All Right, All Right, All Right. Speaking of the dazed and confused, let's congratulate ESPN and NCAA for not re-editing that shamelessly biased intro before it was posted for posterity on Youtube. I hope Dwight has fully recovered from so spectacularly tripping over his tongue during the last 50 meters of Miss Adeleke's resounding victory.😂🤣 As always, John gets credit for his hilarious post-race interview techniques. 😉

[plum]

Adeleke, making Ireland proud. Not hyped up, just getting the job done.

[rneoman]

Come on Ireland, cant wait so see where this lady came take us

[enzop]

"HERE COMES RASHeeeEee ADELEKE!"

[brucecarey]

That was fast man.
Faster than Sydney the other day.!
She only ran a 49.71 to be second as a senior at the diamond.
Whithout that wind this girl could have broken 49 sec im sure.!
That smile is all teeth.!
Well done.

[colly]

This is Shaunae Miller-Uibo/Marie Perec-level talent here. I hope she keeps going all the way down into the low 48's... or, dare I say it, better. And some sub 22's while she's at it. I wish big things for Britton as well.

[BM-qnfg]

Well done Rhasidat 👏 Making Ireland proud 🇮🇪

[markalexwhite]

August 2023 - Adeleke in the final of World Championships!