O'Connor with 'mixed emotions' after day one
Ireland's Kate O'Connor has "mixed emotions" after day one of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
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"This is really stiff competition and I let myself down again in the shot put, so I had to put my head down and work really hard out there [in the 200m]."
— Kate O'Connor , Athlete
"I'm really happy with that time and put myself somewhat back on track, but it's a little bit mixed emotions for me as I have been putting in a lot of hard work and maybe I haven't been able to fully show that."
— Kate O'Connor , Athlete
"After Glasgow, I think I lost a bit of confidence in myself [in the shot put] which is silly because I know I'm a 14-metre thrower and know I can throw 15 metres, but I'm not really trusting my positions."
— Kate O'Connor , Athlete
"It's very hard to put seven perfect performances together. I've done three pretty perfect ones and one pretty bad one, so I hopefully tomorrow I will come back and do three great ones."
— Kate O'Connor , Athlete
Key People
Adrianna Sulek-Schubert is a Polish athlete leading the heptathlon event.
Andrew Coscoran is an Irish athlete competing in middle-distance running.
Cathal Doyle is an Irish athlete who competed in the men's 1500m event.
World outdoor silver medallist in the heptathlon and competitor in the Commonwealth Games.
Sofie Dokter is a Dutch athlete competing in the women's heptathlon.
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Ireland's Kate O'Connor has "mixed emotions" after day one of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
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