Ireland’s Kate O’Connor in action in the Pentathlon 60m Hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. O’Connor won silver at these championships last year, then added another silver behind Hall in the heptathlon at the World Championships in Torun. Her 2:06.32 was also an indoor best. The 23-year-old Dokter nailed fifth in 2:12.27, still plenty enough to take gold, upsetting Hall on this occasion. Shortly before, in the high jump, O’Connor had first moved herself into the bronze medal position after the opening two events, a critical clearance at her third attempt at 1.81m keeping her in contention for a podium position.

Source: The Irish Times March 23, 2026 02:17 UTC