O’Rourke nursing injury as Irish athletes go head-to-head

DERVAL O’ROURKE will be a notable absentee from today’s Woodies DIY national senior track and field championships at Morton Stadium, Santry.

She is currently battling against the injury she picked up when she twisted her ankle crossing the line at the European Under-23 championships when she set a new national 100m hurdles record at 12.96 secs. That qualified her for the world championships and next year’s Olympic Games and she will be busy over the coming days getting ready for Paris.

“She has not been able to train since the European U23s and that’s unfortunate. The next week will be very important for her,” coach Jim Kilty said.