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‘She didn’t execute the race plan’ – ‘Coach Flo’ says ‘immature’ Rhasidat Adeleke has to learn to burn off rivals

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‘She didn’t execute the race plan’ – ‘Coach Flo’ says ‘immature’ Rhasidat Adeleke has to learn to burn off rivals

Post-race criticism leaves Irish star in tears after 400m final tactics backfire

Rhasidat Adeleke, right, is just pipped for the gold medal by Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland in the women’s 400m final at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Edrick Floreal watched Rhasidat Adeleke’s 400m final at the European Championships on TV in Texas on Monday and waited for her phone call afterwards. He wasn’t happy.

Floreal – known as ‘Coach Flo’ – didn’t travel to Rome because of a schedule clash with the NCAA Championships, so he sent his assistant, his son Edrick Jnr, to Italy to look after Adeleke and Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith who is also part of his stable of stars.

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