O’Rourke Germany-bound for World championship build-up

DERVAL O’ROURKE will follow a familiar path when she concludes her preparations for the world championships in Germany over the weekend.

Last year she turned up for the European championships with back to back meets in Germany and she will return tomorrow for competitions there on Friday and Sunday.

“They are high class hurdle races and she ran very well there last year — she went into the 12.8’s each time — so she wants to do the same again,” her coach, Jim Kilty, said. “It’s a big meet for her and all I can say is that she is in really, really good shape,” he said.