“And of course Rhasidat is an inspiration, the fact she’s so good across the sprint events, and to see what she’s doing, already at the top of the world performances.”
Her school days in Nantes now complete, Ndudi will also follow Adeleke into the US collegiate system, starting later this month at the University of Illinois, the head coach there, Petros Kyprianou, known for his expertise in the long jump. Ndudi is also mixing things up with the sprint events too, also running lifetime bests in the 100m and the 200m this year: “For me it works pretty well, because to be a good long jumper, you need to have good sprinting technique as well. And I think the speed of the 200m corresponds better to my long jump.
“And of course I would love to make the Paris Olympics, it’s a very ambitious goal, but I like to be ambitious so it’s definitely something I’m going to work towards.”