O'Connor bridges 40-year gap to win Athletics gold

Kate O'Connor won the Women's Heptathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, claiming Northern Ireland's first Commonwealth Games Athletics gold medal in 40 years. O'Connor, a silver medallist at Birmingham 2022, finished with a total of 6,569 points over two days of competition at EDF Scotstoun Stadium. England's Jade O'Dowda took silver and Australia's Tori West bronze, while O'Connor's victory emulates Phil Beattie's 400m hurdles gold from the 1986 Edinburgh Games.