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Conor Kelly of Finn Valley AC set a new best on Friday evening
Conor Kelly lowered the National U20 400m record - and the Finn Valley AC ace is targeting European gold in the coming weeks.
Kelly clocked 45.85 seconds at the Morton Games on Friday evening.
Kelly finished fourth in a time that lowers his 46.09 National U20 record. His new personal best is also a Donegal record in the 400m and a Finn Valley AC club record.
“It was great - I wanted to run a 45 when I was 17,” said Kelly, who turns 18 next week.
Kelly, a recent Finn Valley AC recruit, will compete in the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland next month.
He said: “I’m going for that gold. I won’t be happy with anything bar that gold.”
Kelly also outlined that he is looking for a jump into 44-second territory, adding: “I have to make that push.”
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In the men’s shot put, John Kelly, also of Finn Valley, threw a season’s best 18.36m for sixth. The St Johnston man, who is based in Scandinavia these days, returned to Ireland to compete this week and threw 18.23m at the Cork City Sports three evenings beforehand.
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