Weather huge concern for hammer ace O’Keeffe

EILEEN O’KEEFFE has had one eye on the weather forecast in the hours leading up to today’s defence of her hammer title at the Woodies DIY national track and field championships at Morton Stadium.

The reason for her concern is the condition of the throwing circle at headquarters where a surface that is inconsistent, to say the least, can be outright dangerous for a thrower of her strength and speed if it gets wet.

“The circle needs to be dry,” she said. “For some reason somebody decided to put a plaster finish on it which was never the right thing to do and, to make matters worse, some of the plaster is now worn so that it is very inconsistent. Your feet can go from under you if it happens to be wet.”