Paul Pollock has recorded the best ever position achieved by an Irish athlete in a World Athletics Championships men’s marathon.

She’s electric.

Well, goodbye and good riddance to that week and no mistake.

The fairytale ending may not have materialised but Derval O’Rourke had few regrets as she bade farewell to her third and final Olympic Games in London last night.

Derval O'Rourke has admitted that she is unlikely to compete in another Olympics after she missed-out on a place in the 100 metres hurdles final.

If Derval O’Rourke runs like she is capable of running she will make tonight’s final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the Olympic Stadium, according to her coach Sean Cahill.

Derval O’Rourke begins her London 2012 campaign at the Olympic Stadium this morning when she competes in the first round of the 100m hurdles.

Derval O'Rourke says there is nothing better than being involved in the Olympics Games, as she counts down the days to London 2012.

American Ashton Eaton set a new world record in winning the men’s heptathlon title at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, but the home nation celebrated the loudest with two medals today.

Derval O’Rourke’s glory shot at the World Indoors in Istanbul ended in the semi-finals of the women’s 60 metres hurdles – not even a season’s best could progress the former world indoor champion to the final.

Ben Reynolds has qualified for tomorrow’s semi-finals of the men’s 60 metres hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

“Fingers crossed” was the message from Derval O’Rourke for today’s semi-finals and final as she battled through her world indoor 60m hurdles heat and a suspect starting gun as a fastest loser in 8.19 seconds at the Atakoy Stadium in Istanbul.

Derval O'Rourke is through to tomorrow's semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships.

Irish athlete Ciaran O’Lionaird has failed to progress to the 1500m final at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Istanbul.

Leevale’s Ciarán Ó Lionaird and Derval O’Rourke spearhead Ireland’s hopes of medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey today knowing they will have to be in top form to compete with the best.

DEIRDRE RYAN (Dundrum South Dublin) was named Athlete of the Year at the National Athletics Awards in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry on Saturday night.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt was today named the IAAF’s male athlete of the year despite his disqualification from the 100 metres final at the World Championships.

CIARAN Ó LIONAIRD can’t wait to get his preparations for next year’s Olympic Games underway and, after his Daegu odyssey, he can plan for the future with world-class funding from the Irish Sports Council.

REGARDLESS of the outcome of today’s 1,500m final at the World Championships in Daegu, Ciarán Ó Lionaird’s coach is convinced the 23 year-old Cork man has huge medal potential.

Derval O’Rourke cruised through the heats of the 100 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Daegu today.

DERVAL O’ROURKE faces a busy few days as she fine tunes her preparations for the world championships in Daegu later this month.

DERVAL O’ROURKE put the finishing touches to another successful season with an impressive if not spectacular performance at the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split yesterday when she finished fifth in the 100m hurdles in 12.99 secs.

SEÁN CAHILL travels to Brussels this weekend to prepare Derval O’Rourke for her third race since finishing second in the 100m hurdles final at the European championships in Barcelona.