'I think that there's a bigger score in me' - Kate O'Connor eyeing pentathlon breakthrough

The Dundalk natice will look to medal at this week’s European Indoors in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

HIGH HOPES: Kate O'Connor of Ireland competes in the 60m hurdles event in the women's Pentathlon during Day 1 of the European Indoor Athletics Championships. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

It was the biggest breakthrough of her career, a performance that moved Kate O’Connor from being a participant at major championships into the realm of a true contender.

In Tallinn, Estonia, last month, the 24-year-old Dundalk native obliterated the national pentathlon record, setting personal bests in all five events to rack up 4683 points. If she can repeat that tally at this week’s European Indoors in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, she could win Ireland its first ever senior multi-event medal at a major championships.