Kate O’Connor makes history winning silver in heptathlon at World Championships
Kate O’Connor celebrates her silver medal win in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Picture: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
She will always be the first. History is now in Kate O’Connor’s hands – a superb, shining silver medal proudly around her neck. And it’s hers forever.
After a near-flawless two days at the Japan National Stadium, the 24-year-old Dundalk athlete became the first Irish athlete to win a multi-events medal at a global outdoor championship, taking second place in the heptathlon in Tokyo on Saturday.
