O’Rourke to get season back on track in Athens

DERVAL O’ROURKE will launch a belated build-up to the world championships at tomorrow night’s international indoor meeting in Athens.

The world indoor 60m hurdles champion has missed her planned early season races on account of a bruised bone in her foot but, since given the all-clear by sports injury therapist, Gerard Hartmann, she has been easing her way back into full training.

“From what I have seen since then she is in pretty good shape,” her coach, Sean Cahill, insisted yesterday. “But let’s face it this is a big ask because she has not raced in a month — that’s how long she has been out of action.