OConnor and Gormley Target World Indoor Success in Nanjing Starting Tonight
20 March 2025
Sportsfile.com
Less than two weeks after the Super Sunday in Apeldoorn where Combined Events star Kate O’Connor took European Indoor Bronze in the Pentathlon, the Northern Irish and Irish record holder is back and ready to go in another major championships.
The World Indoor Championships start list boasts a strong field including two strong Americans as well as Saga Vanninen, the World leader and European Indoor champion. However, sitting at number 3 in the 2025 rankings, Kate will know she has another shot at the podium if she can once again be close to her best.
With little time to celebrate the success in Apeldoorn the Dundalk St. Gerards athlete spent a few days recovering at home and checking in with Sport NI Sports Institute S&C and Physio staff before jetting off to Nanjing, China with father and lead coach Michael last week to ensure the travel fatigue and jet lag from the 8 hour time difference was well out of her system before tomorrow’s (starting in the early hours of tonight) Pentathlon.
How to watch
Friday 21 March (Thursday night) Coverage on BBC Sport Website / BBC I player
Kate O’Connor Pentathlon
NI Time
2.13am 60m Hurdles
2.45am High Jump
5.15am Shot Put
Session Break
10.42am Long Jump Coverage on BBC 2 from 10.30am
13.15pm 800m
On Saturday James Gormley (Carmen Runners) will contest the final of the 3000m after acquitting himself well at the European Indoors with a 14th place finish overall.
The event will be fiercely competitive with Jakob Ingebrigtsen going after a 1500m and 3000m double, three sub 7.30-minute Ethiopian’s and in form Andrew Coscoran who will also be running for Ireland alongside James.
Saturday 22 March Coverage on BBC Sport Website / BBC I player / BBC 2
NI Time
11.33am 3000m Final