Irish athlete Rhasidat Adeleke swapped her running shoes for heels as she got a coveted invite to Rihanna’s party in London on Tuesday night. Rihanna launched her latest beauty line Fenty Hair in Selfridges Oxford Street on Monday night and Olympian Rhasidat was on the exclusive guestlist. In a video shared by Athletics Ireland on Twitter, Rihanna is seen swooning over the Irish sprinter and is heard saying ‘Are you kidding me? I follow you’ before hugging the 22-year-old star from Tallaght.
Taking to Instagram to share videos and snaps from their encounter, Rhasidat wrote: ‘Fan girl moment meeting @badgalriri. ‘Such an inspiration & forever breaking barriers in the industry. My younger self would’ve never thought that Rihanna would be following me & my journey!’ A post shared by Rhasidat Adeleke (@rhasidat_adeleke) It’s been a busy few months for Rhasidat, who ended her season with a third-place finish at the Diamond League 400m final in Brussels last week.
She finished in 50.96, behind Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic, who clocked 49.45 and USA’s Alexis Holmes, who did it in 50.
32. Rhasidat was one of Ireland’s most-supported athletes at the 2024 Paris Games, running the third fastest race of her life as she finished fourth in the 400m final..
