O'Rourke winning fitness battle

The news on Derval O'Rourke's groin injury is positive as it does not look like it will prevent her from competing at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Commenting on the injury today, Colin Morrissey of Horizon Sports, O'Rourke's management company, said: "Her groin injury is fine. It's probably the most minor injury she could pick up and she is in no doubt whatsoever for full fitness for the Olympics."

The 100 metres hurdler injured her groin in training last week, forcing her to miss the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in London last Friday.

An MRI scan showed up a small tear in the adductor muscle and her physio Gerard Hartmann, who is back in Ireland after a stint working with Kenya's athletes, is set to begin treating her today.