Derval can bounce back in Beijing, says therapist Hartmann

“DON’T write Derval O’Rourke off,” was the clear message from world renowned sports injury therapist, Gerard Hartmann, as the former world indoor hurdles champion packed her bags for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Hartmann, who treats leading athletes from around the globe, arrived back at his Limerick clinic from Kenya on Wednesday night, and on Saturday flew out to the Olympic holding camp in Macau with the Great Britain team.

But he had sufficient time to assess O’Rourke’s groin injury and treat her, before herself and Olive Loughnane departed for the Irish athletes’ training camp in Matsue.