Aside from being born on the same day, 13 years apart, Sarah Lavin has spent a part of her life running in the shadow of Derval O’Rourke. A tall one at that, O’Rourke, remember, being the first and still only Irish woman to win a global sprint title.
At times it’s been a grinding pursuit, particularly given Lavin’s setbacks over the years, only now she’s poised to make up further ground, eying up the final of the 60 metres hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade this weekend.
It’s her first appearance on this global stage, 16 years after O’Rourke won the title in Moscow, in 2006, clocking an Irish indoor record of 7.84 secon …
- March 17, 2022
