Br Colm O'Connell honoured at DCU
Br Colm O'Connell, coach of Olympic 800m champion and WR holder David Rudisha, receives an honorary doctorate from DCU
Br Colm O'Connell, coach of Olympic 800m champion and WR holder David Rudisha, receives an honorary doctorate from DCU
Athletics coach Br Colm O'Connell from Mallow reflects on the 800m world record breaking Olympic win for his Kenyan student David Rudisha
Kenya's David Rudisha stormed to 800 metres gold in a world record time at the London Olympics to cap four years of dominance of the two-lap event.
Kenyan David Rudisha will attempt to break his 800 metres world record in Friday's Diamond League meeting, he said on Thursday.
Brother Colm O'Connell, the man behind many of Kenya's greatest runners, including David Rudisha, discusses his career in training in Athletics.
Kenya's David Rudisha and Croatia's Blanka Vlasic have been named the male and female world athletes of the year, IAAF president Lamine Diack announced today.
Kenyan David Rudisha broke the men's 800 metres world record that had stood for 13 years on Sunday.