Derval O'Rourke to enter athletics hall of fame

O'Rourke competed for Ireland at three Olympics — Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012.
Derval O'Rourke to enter athletics hall of fame

Ireland's Derval O'Rourke celebrates with the Irish flag after wining gold in the 2006 World Indoor Championships, Moscow. Picture credit: Mark Shearman / SPORTSFILE

Decorated Cork hurdler Derval O'Rourke receive the Hall of Fame award at this year's Athletics Ireland awards ceremony in November.

The three-time Olympian will be honoured for an illustrious decade at the highest level of track and field, having broken onto the big stage breaking 13 seconds for the 100m hurdles in a fourth-place run at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Poland.

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