O’Rourke: Olympics are the gaping hole in my CV

DERVAL O’ROURKE won’t be bidding to cash in her silver medal for gold at next year’s European championships in Helsinki which come just a matter of weeks ahead of the Olympic Games in London.

She has a gold medal from the world indoor championships which may be overshadowed by her back to back European silver medals in terms of achievement but she has some unfinished business at the Olympic Games which will be top of the agenda.

“I have done so well at the European championships but I would never jeopardise the Olympics — the Olympics is a big, gaping hole in my athletics resumé,” she said.