Hammer thrower Nicola Tuthill has won a silver medal at the World University Games, just days after Kate O'Connor’s gold in the heptathlon.
Tuthill delivered an outstanding final throw of 69.98m to confirm her second place finish behind gold medallist Zhao Jie of China who threw 72.80m.
The Cork woman stated how she found her rhythm as the rounds progressed, adding another prestigious international medal to her growing collection following her silver medal at the European Under-23 Championships just last week.
"I’m delighted, it’s my first medal on the world stage," said Tuthill after the final.
"And to come off winning silver at the U23 European Championships last week, it’s very special. It was somewhat of a stressful competition because some of my first throws were some of the worst I’ve had all season, and my last five competitions have all been over 70 meters, so I was glad to see it slowly improve in the final, and thank God it did."
Tuthill’s silver adds to Ireland’s proud athletics history at the World University Games, joining a list of medallists that includes athletics greats like Sonia O’Sullivan, Ronnie Delany, and Thomas Barr.
The medals secured at the World University Games continue the momentum of a remarkable two weeks for Irish athletics, with 11 international medals returning home across the World University Games, European U23 Championships and European Youth Olympics.
