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Laura Gillespie at the Track World Championships in Chile (Image: @UCI_Track)
Carlow native Laura Gillespie won gold in the elimination race at the Track World Championships in Santiago, Chile overnight.
The 24-year-old fought off fierce competition in the race, with 24 cyclists taking to the track to battle for the world championship.
It was a battle between Gillespie and Britain's Katie Archibald for gold, however the Carlow woman proved triumphant with Archibald taking second place.
2025 Women's Elimination race World Champion Lara Gillespie #Santiago2025 pic.twitter.com/calDTtussC
— UCI Track Cycling (@UCI_Track) October 23, 2025
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It's been an outstanding year for Gillespie as she was also crowned European champion in the same event in Belgium in February.
Not only is it a proud moment for Carlow but also Ireland, as this is just the third time an athlete flying the Irish flag has ever won a world championship in the event.
Gillespie was the first Irish athlete to win gold since Martin Irvine 13 years ago.
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