Kate O’Connor sets high medal bar in Nanjing as rise of Irish athletics continues
Athlete’s pentathlon silver ranks as only medal winner among six-strong Irish team but ends 19-year podium wait for Ireland at this level
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Sarah Lavin misses out on World Indoor hurdles final after messy semi-final in Nanjing
Irish woman left frustrated after being apparently impeded by flying hurdle in dash to line
Sarah Healy finishes sixth in World Indoor 3,000m final in Nanjing
World Indoor Championships: Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran also finishes sixth in the men’s 3,000m final
Norwegian marvel Jakob Ingebrigtsen on cusp of completing gold medal collection at World Indoor Championships
Multidecorated athlete’s sustained motivation to win the next championship race a defining quality that sets him apart
‘I kept saying to myself how much do you want this medal?’ - Kate O’Connor on winning silver
Pentathlete had set PBs in three of the first four events
How Kate O’Connor won her silver medal: In pictures
Dundalk woman became the first Irish athlete to medal in World Indoors in 19 years
The rise and rise of Kate O’Connor: Ireland’s first world indoor medallist for 19 years
The Dundalk multi-event athlete has now added world bronze to the European bronze she won two weeks ago
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