Sport NI encourages women and girls to share their Proudest Sporting Moments

“It was absolutely insane; I put in so much work!” The moment Kate O’Connor won a world silver medal in heptathlon meant everything to her after all her hard work and training. “Wow. What a cool place that my sport has taken me!” Effie O’Neill on whitewater kayaking in the Durance Gorge of the French…Continue reading this article →

The Fantastic Four Medals

Kate O’Connor opens up about her incredible 2025 on the latest episode of Sport NI Athlete Stories. The Newry born competitor won four medals in an astonishing year which saw her win gold at the World University Games (heptathlon), silver at the World Athletics Championships (heptathlon), silver at the World Indoor Championships (pentathlon) and bronze…Continue reading this article →