World silver medallist and Olympian walker Olive Loughnane will be speaking at a special reception in NUIG next week.
Hosted by the NUI Galway alumni group, Olive Loughnane will be in conversation with RTÉ sports journalist and NUI Galway graduate Evanne Ní Chuilinn at 6.30pm on Thursday, November 12.,
This summer Loughnane won the silver medal in the 20K walk at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin – only the fifth ever medal Ireland has won at these championships. She finished 49 seconds behind defending champion and Olympic gold medallist Olga Kaniskina of Russia in a season's best of 1hr 28mins 58secs, just over a minute outside her personal best at last year's Olympic Games in Beijing.
Loughnane is expected to talk about her Olympic experience in Beijing in 2008, her more recent success in Berlin this summer, and her plans for the future.
The event, which takes place in the Staff Club, Quadrangle Building, begins with a reception at 6.30pm and all graduates and friends of NUI Galway are welcome. Register online at www.nuigalway.ie/alumni by Friday, 7 November. For further information contact Colm O’Dwyer at [email protected] or 091 493750.
