Eire’s Kate O’Connor received a bronze medal on the World Indoor Championships this night and within the course of turns into the primary Irishwoman to win two World Indoor medals.
The Dundalk St Gerard’s AC athlete started the ultimate occasion of the day, the 800m, in Poland in a robust place.
O’Connor produced a private finest of two:10.26 to take the bronze medal. She completed solely 49 factors behind gold medallist Sofie Dokter of The Netherlands on a rating of 4,888. American Anna Corridor took silver with 4,860 factors.
𝐒𝐇𝐄’𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍!!!🙌
It is BRONZE for Kate O’Connor who continues her exceptional medal-winning-run at main championships🤩 The primary Irishwoman to win two World Indoor medals👏Excellent!!!!
⏱️2:10.26 PB over 800m for a brand new 4839 Nationwide File🤯… pic.twitter.com/5ZDYtc4fw9
— Athletics Eire (@irishathletics) March 22, 2026
Kate O’Connor’s response
Reacting to her achievement this night, Kate O’Connor said:
“I got here right here with very excessive expectations and though I perhaps didn’t meet them, I’m coming away a world bronze medallist and I actually can’t complain with that. I believe it’s most likely a great factor that I’m strolling away pondering I may perform a little higher, however finally I’m delighted.”
Hear from our World Indoor bronze medalist Kate O’Connor! 🥉#IrishAthletics #WorldIndoorChamps pic.twitter.com/UuAOuPQ8ch
— Athletics Eire (@irishathletics) March 22, 2026
Good begin in 60m hurdles
O’Connor began the 60m hurdles strongly this morning as she clocked 8.23 seconds – simply 0.02 exterior her private finest set on the current Nationwide Indoor Championships. She then achieved a finest clearance of 1.81m within the excessive leap, achieved on her remaining try regardless of tripping on a cable throughout her opening run-up.
Within the shot put, the ultimate occasion of the morning session, the 25-year-old opened with 14.59m, improved to a 1cm private better of 14.65m in her second spherical, after which prolonged that additional to 14.70m along with her remaining throw.
The Irish athlete started the night session with a foul within the lengthy leap earlier than producing a better of 6.38m on her remaining try.
Array of medals
This outcome continues a exceptional run of success at main championships for O’Connor. In 2025, the Dundalk athlete claimed a bronze medal on the European Indoor Championships, took silver on the World Indoor Championships, struck gold on the World College Video games, and silver on the World Outside Championships.
Solely two Irish athletes, Sonia O’Sullivan and Catherina McKiernan, have now received extra particular person international medals at senior championships.
Outlining her plans for this season, O’Connor defined:
“My plan is to do the Commonwealth Video games and European Championships. I’ll open on the Commonwealths, after which the Europeans are the principle goal for me. I wish to try to win gold. It’s going to be a troublesome competitors, however should you don’t go in with the mindset to win gold, you’re by no means going to do it. I’m going to work actually exhausting for the subsequent 4 or 5 months and put myself within the place to win that gold.”
Day 3 Outcomes Abstract
Kate O’Connor – Pentathlon – 60m Hurdles: 8.23
Kate O’Connor – Pentathlon – Excessive Soar: 1.81m
Kate O’Connor – Pentathlon – Shot Put: 14.70m
Sarah Lavin – 60m Hurdles Heats – 8.08 (fifth, didn’t advance)
Kate O’Connor – Pentathlon – Lengthy Soar: 6.38m
Kate O’Connor – Pentathlon – 800m: 2:10.26 PB
Kate O’Connor – Pentathlon – BRONZE (4839 Factors NR)
Staff Eire Outcomes Abstract
Kate O’Connor – Girls’s Pentathlon – BRONZE NR
Nick Griggs – Males’s 3000m – Last – ninth general
Andrew Coscoran – Males’s 3000m – Last – thirteenth general
Mark English – Males’s 800m – SF Stage – 14th general
Bori Akinola – Males’s 60m – SF Stage – fifteenth general
Maeve O’Neill – Girls’s 800m – SF Stage – 18th general
Lauren Roy – Girls’s 60m- SF Stage – nineteenth general
Emma Moore – Girls’s 800m – Heats – twenty second general
James Gormley – Males’s 1500m – Heats – twenty ninth general
Ciara Neville – Girls’s 60m – Heats – thirty first general
Sarah Lavin – Girls’s 60m Hurdles – Heats – thirty second general
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