Kate O'Connor wins silver at World Indoor championships

Kate O’Connor has won silver in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Nanging, China on Friday.

O'Connor had two personal best leaps in the long-jump to remain in contention for a podium finish after strong showings in the shot put, high-jump and 60-metres on Friday morning.

It comes just 12 days after O'Connor won bronze at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. She won the first Irish senior medal winner in a multi-event.

Derval O’Rourke last won a medal for Ireland at the World Indoor Championships, with her gold in the 60m hurdles in Moscow in March 2006

Sophie O'Sullivan ran a lifetime best but didn't advance from her heat in the women's 1500 metres while a third place finish in his heat wasn't enough to see Andrew Coscoran advance in the men's 1500 either.