O'Connor Poised for Heptathlon Gold After a Big Morning
O'Connor reached 4,696 points after five events, leaving her 84 ahead of England's Jade O'Dowda with javelin and 800m still to come.
- On Wednesday, Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor won the heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, securing her first major senior championship title after a dominant two-day performance.
- O'Connor entered the competition as the clear favorite following the withdrawal of defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who missed the Glasgow showpiece due to injury.
- The 25-year-old Dundalk AC star recorded a personal best long jump of 6.37m and a season's best 52.85m javelin throw, then won the concluding 800m in 2:10.45.
- Her triumph marks Northern Ireland's first gold medal of the Games and the nation's first athletics title in 40 years, matching Dame Mary Peters' achievement in 1974.
- O'Connor will receive her gold medal on Thursday evening before shifting focus to the European Championships in Birmingham, which begin in just 13 days.
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O'Connor wins Commonwealth heptathlon as Australia set new record for swimming golds
O'Connor said she was "gutted" by her shot put effort on Tuesday in miserable wet conditions that put her quest for gold in danger. But the 25-year-old was a class apart from the field to go one better than the silver she won in Birmingham four years ago and secure Northern Ireland's first athletics Commonwealth gold since 1986. England's Jade O'Dowda claimed silver, while Australia's Tori West won the battle for bronze. Fresh from setting a new…
O'Connor wins Commonwealth heptathlon as Australia set new record for ...
Medal progress hopes for Team NI across Wednesday schedule
Newry’s Kate O’Connor has finished the demanding heptathlon as Commonwealth Games champion in style – cementing a leaderboard top spot with 800m race success in Glasgow to add to the Team NI medal haul on a night which also featured bronze for swimmer Ellie McCartney.
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