Dundalk native Kate O’Connor announced herself on the world stage as she secured an historic silver medal in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. In doing so she became the first ever Irish athlete to win a multi-events medal at a global outdoor championship. Speaking after today’s medal winning display, O’Connor said: “It’s insane, words can’t describe the way that I feel or the year that I’ve had. I’ve never come to a championship before and had as much pressure as I’ve had on my shoulders this week. National Record Summary (6,714 pts)• 100m Hurdles: 13.44 PB• High Jump: 1.86m PB• Shot Put:14.37m• 200m: 24.07 PB• Long Jump: 22m• Javelin: 06m PB• 800m: 2:09.56 PB