David O’Callaghan Q&A: Two or three minutes in, you’re thinking: ‘Why am I doing this?’

David O’Callaghan is a recently-crowned world champion kettlebell lifter. The Glanmire native lifted two 24kg kettlebells over his head 99 times in 10 minutes to add the long-cycle world title to his European gold medal.

Team Ireland secured a hefty supply of medals at the World Kettlebell Championships to finish sixth in the team rankings. As well as O’Callaghan, there were golds for Olivia Cahalan, Morgan Claffey, Jamie Davis, and Maria Moran. Overall, the nine-person team finished behind eastern European superpowers Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Lithuania, and hosts South Korea, but ahead of the likes of Canada, the USA and England.

Q: Tell me about your World Championship win.