As a long-term supporter for women’s sport in Ireland, KPMG is proud to have Irish sprinting sensation, Rhasidat Adeleke, as a KPMG ambassador.
Having only turned professional in 2023, Rhasidat’s performance in 2024 has made her one of Ireland’s most exciting star athletes. Rhasidat is officially Ireland’s fastest female athlete, ever and is still a rising star heading to Paris 2024. At only 21 years old, Rhasidat holds all National sprint records over 100m, 200m and 400m in both indoor and outdoor.
In July, Rhasidat won her first Diamond League medal in the women’s 400m in Monaco, where she clocked a time of 49.17 seconds. A huge accomplishment as she ran alongside world and Olympic champions to win gold. In what was Ireland’s most successful European Athletics Championships, Rhasidat blazed her way to win her first senior championship individual medal in the women’s 400m, racing to a superb silver and clocking a time of 49.07 seconds.
Rhasidat has been consistently adding to her medal collection throughout 2024, and inspiring future generations with her top-class performances. It’s set to be a big year for Rhasidat and KPMG will be proudly supporting her on her journey.
About Rhasidat
At the age of just 21, Rhasidat holds Irish records at 60m, 200m, 300m and 400m indoors and at 200m, 300m and 400m outdoors.
Rhasidat previously dominated the track at underage level when she won the gold medal in the 200m at the European Athletics U18 Championships at the age of 15, before going on to win gold in both the 100m and 200m at the European U20 Championships.
Last year, Rhasidat turned professional, finishing fourth in the 400m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
So far in 2024, Rhasidat has picked up where she left off in 2023, breaking her Irish indoor 60m and 200m records as she builds towards success this summer.
I’m really proud to become a KPMG ambassador. I have been very impressed with KPMG’s support of Leona and Rachael over the last number of years and I'm honoured to be part of the KPMG team.
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Rhasidat Adeleke. Investing in young talented people is core to our firm and our values and we are incredibly excited about this partnership. Rhasidat is a true inspiration, showing real commitment and dedication at such a young age. We have been committed to supporting and promoting women in sport for many years and we look forward to continuing that journey with Rhasidat.
