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As Adeleke prepared to take on the world last summer, Paul Fennessy spoke to some of those who have witnessed her phenomenal rise first-hand.

Stephen Siller, a 34-year-old firefighter in Brooklyn Squad 1, finished his shift on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, eager to meet his brothers for golf. Upon hearing that a plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, he turned his car around. He was stopped at the entrance of the Brooklyn Battery

Ahead of a crucial few days for Rhasidat Adeleke, Johnny Fox and Pierce O’Callaghan reflect on the Irish athlete’s phenomenal rise.

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