This One's for the Believers ; O'rourke Dedicates Her Latest Medal to Coaches Who Refused to Give Up... [Eire Region]
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AFIGHTING Derval O'Rourke came to the rescue of wounded Irish morale when she put recent mediocrity behind her to win bronze in the women's 60 metres hurdles at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Turin yesterday.
This was Ireland's 12th medal won in these championships since they took on official status in 1970 and, in truth, it could not have come at a better time both for the Irish team here and for the Cork woman herself.See the full content of this document
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This One's for the Believers ; O'rourke Dedicates Her Latest Medal to Coaches Who Refused to Give Up... [Eire Region]
She experienced the high life of success in major events in '06 with a World Championship gold and a European silver but she has been through hell in the two and a half years since, crushed in both the World Championships and the Olympic Games..
Consequently, it was understandable why O'Rourke was so anxious to explain how she managed to pull herself up by her boot laces and go into last night's final full of hope and no little confidence.Because of what happened to David Gillick in the semi-final of the 400 metres less than an hour ...See the full content of this document
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