Sinead McConnell grabs brilliant bronze at World Masters Athletics Championships

Donegal athlete Sinead McConnell has done it again.

It’s another medal for the Finn Valley AC athlete at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg this morning.

A gritty, gutsy display earned a brilliant bronze in the 20km race walk at Slottsskogen City Park – her first time to race over the 20km distance.

Sinead finished in a super 1:59.38 that puts her into the top 20 on the all-time Irish list.

Valerie Boban of France won gold in 1:56.53 and Hungary’s Katalin Bodorkos-Horvath claimed silver in 1:59.01.

Melanie Peddle of Great Britain and France Laurence Sina were also in the bronze battle, but Sinead dug deep to get a place on the podium.

That completes a fine hat-trick of medals, hot on the heels of silver medals in the 5k and 10k race walks.

Sinead McConnell grabs brilliant bronze at World Masters Athletics Championships was last modified: August 25th, 2024 by Staff Writer