Bronze for Kate O'Connor at Global Indoor Championships

Eire’s Kate O’Connor received a bronze medal on the Global Indoor Championships this night and within the procedure turns into the primary Irishwoman to win two Global Indoor medals.

The Dundalk St Gerard’s AC athlete started the general tournament of the day, the 800m, in Poland in a robust place.

O’Connor produced a private very best of two:10.26 to take the bronze medal. She completed most effective 49 issues in the back of gold medallist Sofie Dokter of The Netherlands on a ranking of four,888. American Anna Corridor took silver with 4,860 issues.

𝐒𝐇𝐄’𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍!!!🙌

It is BRONZE for Kate O’Connor who continues her exceptional medal-winning-run at primary championships🤩 The primary Irishwoman to win two Global Indoor medals👏Exceptional!!!!

⏱️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 success this night, Kate O’Connor mentioned:

“I got here right here with very prime expectancies and even though I possibly didn’t meet them, I’m coming away an international bronze medallist and I truly can’t whinge with that. I believe it’s almost certainly a just right factor that I’m strolling away considering I may do some higher, however in the long run I’m thrilled.”

Pay attention from our Global Indoor bronze medalist Kate O’Connor! 🥉#IrishAthletics #WorldIndoorChamps pic.twitter.com/UuAOuPQ8ch

— Athletics Eire (@irishathletics) March 22, 2026

Excellent get started in 60m hurdles

O’Connor began the 60m hurdles strongly this morning as she clocked 8.23 seconds – simply 0.02 out of doors her non-public very best set on the contemporary Nationwide Indoor Championships. She then accomplished a very best clearance of one.81m within the prime bounce, accomplished on her ultimate strive regardless of tripping on a cable throughout her opening run-up.

Within the shot put, the general tournament of the morning consultation, the 25-year-old opened with 14.59m, stepped forward to a 1cm non-public very best of 14.65m in her 2nd spherical, after which prolonged that additional to fourteen.70m together with her ultimate throw.

The Irish athlete started the night consultation with a bad within the lengthy bounce ahead of generating a very best of 6.38m on her ultimate strive.

Array of medals

This consequence continues a exceptional run of good fortune at primary championships for O’Connor. In 2025, the Dundalk athlete claimed a bronze medal on the Ecu Indoor Championships, took silver on the Global Indoor Championships, struck gold on the Global College Video games, and silver on the Global Out of doors Championships.

Handiest two Irish athletes, Sonia O’Sullivan and Catherina McKiernan, have now received extra particular person world medals at senior championships.

Outlining her plans for this season, O’Connor defined:

“My plan is to do the Commonwealth Video games and Ecu Championships. I’ll open on the Commonwealths, after which the Europeans are the primary goal for me. I would like to check out and win gold. It’s going to be a tricky festival, however if you happen to don’t cross in with the mindset to win gold, you’re by no means going to do it. I’m going to paintings truly exhausting for the following 4 or 5 months and put myself within the place to win that gold.”