The world of athletics has found itself in a precarious position. During the outdoor season, I had a sense there was an elephant in the room and wondered at what point is it going to be discussed, writes Derval O'Rourke. 

Motivation is a funny old thing. It can come from many different sources.

"What type of coach are you?" That’s one of the questions I’ve been asked a lot in the past few months.

It may seem emotional rather than rational, but the idea of Oscar Pistorius returning to the track competitively feels wrong, suggests Derval O'Rourke.

If I could gift sportspeople one special offering, it would be speed.

There has been a lot said and written about women’s sport in Ireland in the past few weeks. 

It has been a manic past 10 days in the world of sport.

In the world of high performance sport you live in the present. You only have now. There is no future or past.

For the past two weeks, the Commonwealth Games has been dominating the sports viewing in my house.

Last week the World Junior Athletics Championships took place in Oregon’s Hayward Field.