Athletics: McKiernan sets sights on European championships

CATHERINA McKIERNAN was back in full training yesterday, within hours of winning the women’s race at the Margate International.

“It was good to win but you are just thinking of the next race,” she said. “I have had two races in two weeks and I just trained through both of them. My next race will be the inter-counties in two weeks time and then the European championships two weeks later.”

McKiernan holds a record four silver medals at world championship level, having been beaten by a different athlete each time, but has a treasured gold medal at European level.