O’Rourke pleased with solid second

WORLD indoor 60m champion Derval O’Rourke got her outdoor season off to a flying start before the home fans at The Mardyke on Saturday at the BUPA Cork City Sports.

O’Rourke equalled her national record of 12.96 seconds in a fast-finishing second to UK champion Sara Claxton, who won in a season’s best time of 12.93 secs.

Claxton, with five races behind her, used her sharpness to gain a metre on her rivals before the first hurdle and hung on for a narrow victory.