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Kate O’Connor has smashed the Irish indoor pentathlon record at the World Indoor Tour event in Clermont.<\/span><\/p>\n The Commonwealth Games heptathlon silver medallist claimed a points total of 4,396, which surpassed the previous national record of 4,214 set by Grace McKenzie in Birmingham in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n O’Connor’s score earned her third place across two days of competition in France.<\/span><\/p>\n Her success follows on from what was an impressive 2022 for the 22-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n It has included O’Connor’s second place for Team Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August.<\/span><\/p>\n She amassed a total of 6,233 points which included three personal bests over the two-day event schedule. <\/span><\/p>\n The Dundalk athlete was a previous holder of the Irish indoor pentathlon record, having registered 4174 points when she clinched the English Senior title in Sheffield in January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n