O’Rourke fighting fit for hometown tilt

DERVAL O’ROURKE diverted to Dublin en route from Thessalonika on Thursday night for an early morning check-up with Mark McCabe in advance of her appearance today at the Cork City Sports.

The former world indoor champion and European silver medallist outdoors, suffered cuts, grazes and bruising in a crashing fall after she became entangled in the last hurdle heading for victory in Germany last weekend.

She was determined to run in Cork despite the damage and went to a low-key meeting in Thessalonika on Wednesday to prove to herself that she was making the right decision and she won the race there.