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Derval O'Rourke celebrating after winning the silver medal in the women's 100m hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Derval O'Rourke celebrating after winning the silver medal in the women's 100m hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.


Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.
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