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Conor Kelly will travel to China next month. Photo: Sportsfile
Conor Kelly, a recent recruit to Finn Valley AC, has been named in a 14-strong Irish team for the World Athletics Relays.
Kelly is named as part of the men’s 4x400m and mixed 4x400m relay teams for the competition in Guangzhou, China on May 10-11.
The Irish teams will hope to seal qualification for September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
The top 14 teams in each event qualify for the World Championships.
The 17-year-old Kelly won the 400m at this year’s Irish Indoor Championships.
In 2024, he was the 400m bronze medalist at the European U18s in Slovakia, clocking an Irish U18 record of 46.97 seconds in the process.
Kelly previously ran under Derry Track Club and a move to Finn Valley AC was rubber-stamped in recent weeks.
The women’s 4x400m relay team who finished fourth in last summer’s Olympic final in Paris will all travel to China. Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC), Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC), Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) and Phil Healy (Bandon AC) are all also listed for the mixed 4x400m team.
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North Sligo AC’s Chris O’Donnell, who was educated at Magh Ene College in Bundoran, is also a part of the team for China.
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