O’Donoghue’s record leap

JER O’DONOGHUE made a sensational start to the new year by setting a new all-comers record when retaining the 60m title in a sizzling 6.79 secs at the Munster AAI indoor championships in Nenagh yesterday.

That was well inside the old stadium record held by Belgian sprinter Sammy Thomas of 6.84 secs set in March 1993. Gary Ryan holds the Irish record at 6.73 secs.

The 23 year old Leevale sprinter had run a new personal best at 6.85 seconds in his heat a short time earlier.