Ohuruogu set to star at Belfast meet

OLYMPIC 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu will be the star attraction at the Woodie’s DIY Irish Indoor Senior Championships at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, on February 7-8.

Ohuruogu reached the pinnacle in Beijing in August, underscoring her gold medal performance at the world championships in Osaka the previous year. Once again she tore the form book to shreds when overhauling raging hot favourite, Sanya Richards of the USA, in the home straight to win in 49.62 seconds.

Now Ohuruogu, 24, will be the first British track Olympic champion to compete in Belfast since sprinter Linford Christie raced at the Mary Peters Track back in August 1992, immediately after his Barcelona triumph.