Busy O’Rourke gets ready to take on the world

DERVAL O’ROURKE faces a busy few days as she fine tunes her preparations for the world championships in Daegu later this month.

The Cork athlete will race at the Samsung Diamond League in Crystal Palace on Saturday and defend her 100m hurdles title at the Woodies DIY national championships at Morton Stadium, Santry, on Sunday.

The Diamond League meeting will pit her against the top 100m hurdlers in the world headed by Olympic silver medallist, Sally Pearson (Australia), and sensational new addition to the Great Britain team, Tiffany Ofili-Porter.