'Couldn't be happier' - O'Connor in medal contention after breakthrough day at European Indoors

The Dundalk athlete sat second in the pentathlon at the European Indoor Championships after three of the five events.

Kate O'Connor of Ireland celebrates after a jumping a new personal best of 1.84m in the high jump event of the women's pentathlon during day four of the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Kate O’Connor is in contention to win Ireland its first ever major multi-events medal in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, the Dundalk athlete currently sitting second in the pentathlon at the European Indoor Championships after three of the five events.

O’Connor got off to a flying start this morning, smashing her lifetime best in the 60m hurdles with 8.31, and she followed it up with an even more impressive high jump, soaring over another PB of 1.84m to put herself firmly in the medal hunt. In the shot put that followed, she was close to her indoor PB of 14.42m, throwing 14.32m in the second round.