The Dubliner smashed her previous indoor best of 2:05.62 By The42 Team Saturday 30 Jan 2021, 7:55 PM Jan 30th 2021, 7:55 PM 9,173 Views 2 Comments
Nadia Power set a new Irish record.
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
DUBLINER NADIA POWER started her 2021 season in flying form this evening, finishing second in the 800m with a time of 2:02.44, setting a new Irish indoor record at the Vienna indoor meet.
This smashed her previous indoor best of 2:05.62 as well as the previous Irish record of 2:02.46 which was held by Siofra Cleirigh Buttner and set in 2018.
Power put in a blistering first two laps (400m) going through in 57.7 and held on to secure the new record. The race was won by Kelly Hodgkinson of Great Britain in 1:59.03 in a new World U20 record, Power placed second with Italy’s Irene Baldessar