“I Went To The Same School As Her!”: How You Can Claim Part Of Kate O’Connor’s Silver Success

AN HERCULEAN effort over 7 events, setting 5 personal best performances in the process, Kate O’Connor’s silver medal in the Heptathlon at the World Championships in Tokyo ranks among the finest ever achievements by an Irish athlete.

But more importantly, this gives us, the couch-dwelling Irish public a chance to claim the victory for ourselves. And WWN can show you exactly how to do that, with this undeniable connections which basically means some of the that silver belongs to you:

“I went to the same school as her! Well different year, and different school with the same name in a different county but God, it makes you think, if things were a little different that’d be me up there on the podium!” – it’d be worth your while emailing the World Championships to send you out a spare medal.

“She won a gold medal at the World University Games too, and I went to university so when you think about it, it’s basically me that did it all” – bask in that glory!

“I finished last in cross county trials at my school when I was 11” – perhaps O’Connor was inspired by your efforts, who can know for sure you aren’t her inspiration.

“If you squint at a map our home towns are basically on the same longitudinal line, so the medal is basically 50/50 mine and hers” – handy for anyone living in Naas.

“I’ve a friend called Kate!” – it’s like you threw that javelin yourself!

“This is the only time I’ll pretend I’m from Dundalk” – to use for any Drogheda native.

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