O'connor Secures World Indoor Pentathlon Bronze

Ireland's Kate O'Connor won a bronze badge successful nan pentathlon astatine nan World Indoor Athletics Championships successful Poland.

The metallic medallist from past year's championships registered a nationalist grounds points tally this twelvemonth of 4839.

Sofie Dokter of nan Netherlands vanished connected 4888 points to triumph and nan USA's Anna Hall secured nan metallic badge pinch a full of 4860.

The 25-year-old vanished 4th wide successful nan opening arena of nan title - nan 60m hurdles - aft coming 5th successful her power pinch a clip of 8.23.

O'Connor, who besides won metallic astatine nan World Championships successful Tokyo successful 2025, cleared 1.81m aft 2 failures successful nan precocious jump arsenic she tied for 3rd wide earlier posting a individual champion 14.70m successful nan changeable put.

The Newry autochthonal was connected 2909 points aft 3 events, pinch Dokter starring nan standings connected 2943 points and Hall successful 2nd connected 2926 points.

Dokter further extended her lead successful nan agelong jump, while a leap of 6.38m moved O'Connor into 2nd position successful nan wide standings and onto 3878 points.

In nan 800m, she vanished 2nd and recorded a individual champion but vanished 3rd wide aft Hall won nan title pinch an awesome clip of 2:06:32 to leapfrog O'Connor and seal nan metallic medal.