Legal meddling means O’Rourke still awaiting bronze medal from 2013

Derval O’Rourke will have to wait a while longer before finally receiving her bronze medal from the 2013 European Indoor Championships, after she revealed yesterday that legal issues have added a further disruption to the process.

The Irish athlete had originally finished fourth in the 60m hurdles decider, but a two-year ban handed out to Turkish race winner Nevin Yanit led to O’Rourke being upgraded to a podium position.

Speaking at the launch of the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund 2014 in the Iveagh Gardens yesterday, O’Rourke admits she is surprised the medal isn’t in her possession yet, but is confident it will finally be sorted out in the not-too-distant future.