A handy weekend for Kate O’Connor by her own multi-event standards, and still she was able to break new ground with her now irrepressibly competitive style. Two new lifetime bests of immense quality, and she’s only just getting started again.
In her first appearance of 2026, O’Connor took on two individual events at the National Indoor Championships – winning the long jump outright on Sunday with a spectacular opening leap, after finishing second to Sarah Lavin in Saturday’s 60 metres hurdles. Buoyant and buzzing, she couldn’t have wished for more.
The Sport Ireland Arena was packed to capacity, partly in anticipation of O’Connor’s return to competition for the first time since winning the heptathlon silver medal…