Sport in Brief: O'Neill pleased with Throw sixth

Catherine O'Neill was pleased with her sixth-placed finish in the Club Throw Final at the Paralympic Athletics. Steve Pope / SPORTSFILE

Athletics: Despite a sixth-place finish, Catherine O’Neill admitted she was pleased with her performance in the F32/F51 Club Throw Final (combined class) at the Paralympic Athletics European Championships in Swansea.

The Wexford native threw a personal best of 11.76m but finished well behind the eventual winner Joann Butterfield who set a new European record of 17.68m.