Ireland’s Kate O’Connor won a bronze medal in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.
The silver medallist from last year’s championships registered a national record points tally this year of 4839.
Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands finished on 4888 points to win and the USA’s Anna Hall secured the silver medal with a total of 4860.
The 25-year-old finished fourth overall in the opening event of the competition – the 60m hurdles – after coming fifth in her heat with a time of 8.23.
O’Connor, who also won silver at the World Championships in Tokyo in 2025, cleared 1.81m after two failures in the high jump as she tied for third overall before posting a personal best 14.70m in the shot put.
The Newry native was on 2909 points after three events, with Dokter leading the standings on 2943 points and Hall in second on 2926 points.
Dokter further extended her lead in the long jump, while a leap of 6.38m moved O’Connor into second position in the overall standings and onto 3878 points.
In the 800m, she finished second and recorded a personal best but finished third overall after Hall won the race with an impressive time of 2:06:32 to leapfrog O’Connor and seal the silver medal.