Irish joy as O’Rourke and Gillick bounce back in Budapest

DERVAL O’ROURKE rediscovered her winning form in the women’s 100m hurdles while David Gillick put the memories of his false start at The Mardyke behind him with an emphatic victory in the men’s 400m at the Honved International in Budapest last night.

O’Rourke also had a devastating experience at the blocks in Cork City Sports a week earlier but last night she left nothing to chance as she raced away from the field to win her event in a smart if not spectacular 13.06 secs, which saw her finish 0.84 secs ahead of her nearest rival.

“The margin of victory speaks for itself — she had to literally run the race on her own,” her coach, Jim Kilty, said. “She was absolutely thrilled with the run, and of course the win, and she will now compete in the 100m flat tomorrow.”