Sarah Lavin and Kate O'Connor shine bright at National Indoor Championships

Ireland’s Sarah Lavin. Pic: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

They may be good friends off the track, but Sarah Lavin and Kate O’Connor became rivals on it this afternoon – their clash in the women’s 60m hurdles proving the undoubted highlight on day one of the 123.ie National Indoor Championships in Abbotstown.

It was no surprise that Lavin, the hurdles specialist and a two-time world indoor finalist, again continued her domestic dominance, powering to her eighth national indoor title in 8.07.