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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ireland's Nicola Tuthill wins silver in the hammer at World University Games in Germany
The Irish athletics medal rush continues with Nicola Tuthill winning the silver medal in the hammer on the final day of action at the World University Games in Germany. The 21-year-old from Bandon in Cork displayed all her competitive spirit inside the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum, saving her best throws for the last three rounds, including a final effort of 69.98 metres. That was enough to earn Tuthill the silver medal behind Jie Zhao from China, who last summer won the Olympic bronze medal in Paris. Zhao was the only woman to exceed 70m, her best of 72.80m also coming with her last throw. Representing UCD, where she's studying teaching, Tuthill's silver medal comes four days after Kate O'Connor produced another groundbreaking display by winning gold in the heptathlon, a first multi-event medal for Ireland in the long history of the championships, and only the fifth gold medal for Ireland in the sport of athletics at this level. READ MORE Last Friday week, Tuthill also won the silver medal at the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, throwing a best of 70.90m on that occasion. The gold medal in Bergen went to Aileen Kuhn from Germany, but she had to settle for fifth in Bochum, with her best of 67.02. Sara Sofia Killinen from Finland won bronze with a best of 67.80. Tuthill's silver medal in Bergen last weekend was among the five medals won by Ireland. Anika Thompson won gold in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000, Nick Griggs took silver in the 5,000m, and Eimear Maher also took bronze in the 1,500m. It makes for seven Irish athletics medals won in the last nine days alone. Earlier this season, Tuthill also won the under-23 hammer gold at the European Throwing cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, a first Irish title in that event, which has been running since 2001. Irish women's hammer record holder Eileen O'Keeffe also won silver at the World University Games back in 2007, with O'Keeffe's Irish record of 73.21m the obvious target for Tuthill over the coming years. Tuthill's lifetime best is 71.71m, which she threw last month in Finland to move second on the Irish all-time list. O'Connor improved her own Irish heptathlon record to 6,487 points at these World University Games, leaving her ranked fourth in the world this season, adding to her pentathlon bronze medal in the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, and then silver on the World Indoor stage in Nanjing, China Her next competition will be the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. Tuthill has also qualified in the hammer. Both athletes will compete at next weekend's Irish Track and Field Championships in Santry, O'Connor focusing on the javelin this time as one of her favoured individual events.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ireland's Nicola Tuthill wins bronze in the hammer at World University Games in Germany
The Irish athletics medal rush continues with Nicola Tuthill winning the silver medal in the hammer on the final day of action at the World University Games in Germany. The 21-year-old from Bandon in Cork displayed all her competitive spirit inside the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum, saving her best throws for the last three rounds, including a final effort of 69.98 metres. That was enough to earn Tuthill the silver medal behind Jie Zhao from China, who last summer won the Olympic bronze medal in Paris. Zhao was the only woman to exceed 70m, her best of 72.80m also coming with her last throw. Representing UCD, where she's studying teaching, Tuthill's silver medal comes four days after Kate O'Connor produced another groundbreaking display by winning gold in the heptathlon, a first multi-event medal for Ireland in the long history of the championships, and only the fifth gold medal for Ireland in the sport of athletics at this level. READ MORE Last Friday week, Tuthill also won the silver medal at the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, throwing a best of 70.90m on that occasion. The gold medal in Bergen went to Aileen Kuhn from Germany, but she had to settle for fifth in Bochum, with her best of 67.02. Sara Sofia Killinen from Finland won bronze with a best of 67.80. Tuthill's silver medal in Bergen last weekend was among the five medals won by Ireland. Anika Thompson won gold in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000, Nick Griggs took silver in the 5,000m, and Eimear Maher also took bronze in the 1,500m. It makes for seven Irish athletics medals won in the last nine days alone. Earlier this season, Tuthill also won the under-23 hammer gold at the European Throwing cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, a first Irish title in that event, which has been running since 2001. Irish women's hammer record holder Eileen O'Keeffe also won silver at the World University Games back in 2007, with O'Keeffe's Irish record of 73.21m the obvious target for Tuthill over the coming years. Tuthill's lifetime best is 71.71m, which she threw last month in Finland to move second on the Irish all-time list. O'Connor improved her own Irish heptathlon record to 6,487 points at these World University Games, leaving her ranked fourth in the world this season, adding to her pentathlon bronze medal in the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, and then silver on the World Indoor stage in Nanjing, China Her next competition will be the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. Tuthill has also qualified in the hammer. Both athletes will compete at next weekend's Irish Track and Field Championships in Santry, O'Connor focusing on the javelin this time as one of her favoured individual events.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
How to recognize - and overcome
You're inferior. Incompetent. Unattractive. Everyone else is better than you are. If there are moments in your life when this is how you feel, it wouldn't be unusual. For some people, however, self-doubt colours all of their thinking and actions. They believe they're "good for nothing," "worthless" or "unloved." This can be an indication of an inferiority complex. "'Inferiority complex' isn't a medical term, but rather an everyday one," says Dr Gregor Müller, an instructor at the Institute of Psychological Psychotherapy (IPP) in Bochum, Germany. As he explains it, an inferiority complex is "a fundamental lack of self-assurance." You have no confidence in yourself, constantly see yourself as a failure and think you never do anything right. Psychological psychotherapist Eva Maria Klein prefers the term "self-esteem issues" to "inferiority complex." For people who have them, there's a discrepancy between their "ideal self and reality," she says. It arises when they place excessively high demands on themselves, often because of high performance expectations from their parents during childhood. If reality is at odds with what they come to expect of themselves, they suffer. Part of the problem, she says, is that people who expect and demand a lot of themselves continually compare themselves with others. While such comparisons aren't unusual, "drawing them constantly, and then feeling inferior, can weigh heavily on them." Feeling you don't measure up is often accompanied by further negative feelings. "Low self-esteem can also manifest itself in a fear of facing certain situations" and sometimes in a feeling of shame as well, which can make matters worse, Klein says. Depression can result. To determine whether you have an inferiority complex, simply consider your self-image. What knowledge and skills do you have? What are your strengths, your physical attributes? If you don't see much that's positive, but weaknesses and deficits instead, you might have a problem with your self-perception. "The more negatively you see yourself, and the stronger you believe that others see you negatively too, the more likely it is that you have an inferiority complex," Müller says. Feelings of inferiority and the negative thoughts underlying them can often be overcome. "In milder cases, even positive encouragement from friends or some positive feedback at work can be productive," says Müller. Apart from this, you can - and should - take steps yourself to pull up your low self-esteem. "Although the process may take a while, it can be successful," Klein says. There are several ways to do this, beginning with self-acceptance. "A first step can be accepting yourself as you are," leaving aside whether your self-perception is positive or negative, Müller says. In the second step, examine what it is you don't like about yourself, "for instance that you think you're unkempt or too fat." Then you make a plan to address the problems, such as washing your hair more often and always wearing clean clothes, or losing five to 10 kilograms in a certain amount of time. "Simply raising your awareness about a problem and planning to solve it can begin to boost your self-esteem," Müller says, since you've abandoned your passivity and taken action. "It can help to take your strengths and successes into account," Klein says. If you give it some thought, you'll surely come up with things about yourself that others find positive too. You can make a note of them, regularly add to the list, and - in phases of self-doubt - go over it to pick up your self-esteem. Know your own worth. Inferior? Worthless? People are never that, which is something you need to realize. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. You can compare yourself with others, of course, and conclude there are certain things you don't do as well. "But that doesn't mean you're of less worth," Müller says. And perhaps you can do things that others can't. In some cases it can be difficult to overcome self-esteem issues on your own, particularly if they're linked with other symptoms and adversely affect your life. "Psychotherapy can then be effective," Klein says. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Thyssenkrupp Steel agrees on major cost-cutting plan with union
The management of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe and labour union IG Metall have agreed on a tough cost-cutting programme at the beleaguered German steelmaker, the sides said on Saturday. After three days of negotiations, representatives of the workforce and the executive board reached a collective agreement on the restructuring that runs until 2030, with the goal of returning the company to profitability. Under the agreement, vacation bonuses will be scrapped and Christmas bonuses reduced. In addition, weekly working hours will be cut to 32.5 hours — down from the current level of up to 34 hours. As a result, many employees can expect lower earnings in the future. Germany's largest steel producer is facing huge challenges, from weak domestic economic conditions to high energy prices and cheap imports from Asia. To turn things around, the company plans to significantly reduce its production capacity and workforce. Thyssenkrupp Steel aims to cut thousands of jobs, reducing its headcount from 26,300 to 16,000. One site in the western city of Bochum is set to close in 2028. Plans to shut a plant in nearby Kreuztal-Eichen have been shelved for now. Marie Jaroni, a member of Thyssenkrupp Steel's executive board, described the agreement as critical to the company's long-term prospects. "We are reducing excess capacity, improving efficiency, and can thus achieve a competitive cost structure," she said. Knut Giesler, regional head of IG Metall, called the deal a viable compromise that contains painful elements for both sides. "However, forced redundancies are off the table, and there are also guarantees for sites and investments in equipment — these are positive signals," he said. He added that the company's original "poison list" of drastic cuts had been significantly pared back. The collective agreement must still be approved by IG Metall members at the company. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'It is sad' - German synchronised swimmers to worlds via donations
German synchronized swimmer Klara Bleyer talking to her coach during the preparations for the world championships in Singapore during training in Bochum. Sascha Thelen/dpa Germany's leading synchronised swimmer Klara Bleyer is not happy that the team had to rely on donations to make it to the upcoming world championships in Singapore. Government funds were not enough to send the full team to Asia, and the swimming body DSV came up with the donation plan in a bid to support the team. Advertisement Bleyer told dpa she is "very grateful" that the DSV took action, but she added: "It is sad that you have to collect donations to send the national team to competitions." Bleyer is a European champion and could win Germany's first ever medal in the sport at world championships in Singapore. Bleyer also spoke of poor training conditions in Germany in which they partly have to share pools with school children, and she also criticised the status of sport in Germany in general which she named lower than elsewhere. "It doesn't feel that good when you look at other countries. Most of the time they have a pool for themselves all day long," she said. Advertisement "I was in Spain a few months ago. They have a big sports complex with the best conditions. That makes you think: Germany is such a rich country. Why does Spain manage and we don't?" Bleyer suggested that a more centralised approach with one training site featuring a big pool for the whole team could improve the conditions and move the sport forward.
