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Kate O'Connor Breaks Long Drought After Winning Commonwealth Gold
Kate O'Connor dominated the heptathlon and finished well clear of Jade O'Dowda after a strong 800m to secure her first Commonwealth gold.
- On Wednesday, Kate O'Connor secured Commonwealth Games heptathlon gold in Glasgow for Northern Ireland, finishing with 6,569 points to claim her first major senior title.
- O'Connor's victory represents Northern Ireland's first athletics Commonwealth gold since 1986 and the first by a woman from the region since Dame Mary Peters in 1974.
- Finishing 291 points ahead of England's Jade O'Dowda, O'Connor displayed tactical brilliance in the final 800m, kicking hard over the last 150m to secure the title.
- With the European Championships in Birmingham starting in 13 days, O'Connor coordinates with father and coach Michael O'Connor to manage her tight turnaround.
- Facing new pressure as a championship favorite, O'Connor expects a tougher challenge in Birmingham against Swiss rival Annik Kalin and Dutch athlete Sofie Dokter.
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Kate O'Connor cruised to heptathlon gold for Northern Ireland as Australia rounded off their best ever Commonwealth Games in the pool with nine more swimming gold medals on Wednesday for a total of 37.
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Who is Irish Olympian Kate O'Connor, as she wins Commonwealth gold?
Kate O'Connor made history for Ireland as the country's first-ever athlete to compete at the Olympics in heptathlon. She later achieved more glory as she secured Ireland's first medal at the World Indoor Championships in 19 years after competing in the pentathlon in Nanjing, China. Today's top videos After the Newry native's success at the […]
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