THE men’s 800m could provide the highlight of this weekend’s IUAA (Inter-Varsities) championships hosted by Queen’s University Belfast where Darren McBrearty (DCU) renews rivalry with Niall Tuohy (UL).

DERVAL O’ROURKE moved a step closer to her target — the European championships in Paris in a month’s time — when she finished third in the 60m hurdles in 8.03 secs at last night’s international indoor meeting in Lievin.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN launched his Olympic year with a sensational new national record for the 5k walk at the Woodies DIY Indoor Championships of Ireland at the Odyssey Arena at the weekend.

FOR the second year in a row Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) set a new national long jump record at the Woodies DIY Indoor Championships of Ireland at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast where she retained her title with a best jump of 6.28 metres.