Athletic competitor Kate O'Connor commences her performance with two new personal records
Kate O'Connor, the Irish heptathlete, has been the standout performer for Team Ireland at the ongoing World Athletics Championship, setting personal bests in both the 100m hurdles and high jump events.
O'Connor's impressive form this season continues, as she claimed bronze at the European Championships, silver at the World Indoors, and gold at the World University Games. In Eugene, Oregon, she cleared 1.68m, 1.71m, 1.74m, 1.77m, 1.80m, and 1.83m in the high jump without failure, before setting a new personal best of 1.86m. Despite a slight wobble on her last attempt, O'Connor is currently tied for third place after two events.
Unfortunately, O'Connor's fellow athletes Darragh McElhinney, Sofie Dokter, and Johnson-Thompson were eliminated at the 1.89m height in the high jump. McElhinney finished in 10th place in the men's 5000m heat, while Andrew Coscoran came in 19th, both missing out on qualification for the final. Brian Fay finished in 17th place in another men's 5000m heat, with a time of 13:31.12, also outside the qualification spots for the final.
There was better news for the men's 5000m event, as Isaac Kimeli of Kenya won the race with a time of 13:13.06. Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway took the last qualifying spot for the men's 5000m final after a shock heat exit in the 1500m event last week. The men's 5000-meter final will feature athletes from the United States, Belgium, France, Australia, and Ethiopia, but there is no indication that any athlete from Ireland has qualified for this final.
The World Athletics Championships are being covered every day this week on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, so tune in to catch all the action from Eugene, Oregon.
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