STILL feeling the effects of a fall in Germany last week, Derval O’Rourke was left wondering if she’s ever going to win a race at Cork City Sports as she finished third after battling through the gale force winds that howled around the CIT Athletics Stadium on Saturday.

GARY RYAN’S Olympic qualification hopes were boosted yesterday when he was granted a place in the 200m in Saturday’s Meeting de Madrid 2004 - an IAAF Super Grand Prix - and then in Monday’s meet in Thessalonika.