"The former Olympian on her record-breaking career, finding a work-life balance and how having kids was the biggest change and transition in her life Olympian Derval O'Rourke relaxes in her home office after a busy few weeks. I speak to her days after she has finished presenting the World Athletic Championships on RTÉ. It was hectic: long days and late nights."
"But there is a deep sense of satisfaction. She is pleased that athletics is getting the airtime it deserves. "The last RTÉ did that extensive coverage was in 1995," the former world indoor champion sprint hurdler says. "When it comes to athletics, you can feel really defensive of it... all the sports are fighting for positions and athletics just dropped off.""
Derval O'Rourke is a former Olympian and world indoor champion sprint hurdler who relaxes in her home office after a busy few weeks. She finished presenting the World Athletics Championships on RTÉ, experiencing hectic long days and late nights. She expresses a deep sense of satisfaction and is pleased that athletics is receiving substantial airtime. She notes that the last comparable RTÉ coverage occurred in 1995. She feels protective of athletics because all sports compete for broadcast positions and athletics had previously dropped off. Having children was the biggest change and transition in her life, prompting efforts to achieve a better work-life balance.
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