Third-place finish for James Kelly helps Team Ireland to bronze in Glasgow

James Kelly helped Team Ireland to a bronze medal at the Dynamic New Athletics in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon.

The Finn Valley AC man was third in the shot put at the Emirates Arena.

The St Johnston native reached out to a best of 16.65m to fish third and secure eight valuable team points for Ireland.

Scott Lincoln from England was furthest to 20.13m with Spain’s Carlos Tobalina landing at a season’s best of 19.34m.

Louise Shanahan secured a second-place finish and a seasonal best time of 2:04.73. in the 800m.

James Kelly throws out to 16.65m to finish third in the men’s shot put and help ⁦@irishathletics⁩ to team bronze Dynamic New Athletics in Glasgow #AthleticsWithAttitude pic.twitter.com/4hpwRchJlR

— Finn Valley Athletics Club (@finnvalley_ac) February 5, 2022

Kate Doherty in the 60m Hurdles also secured second place finish while Molloy Scott put in another great performance for Team Ireland, coming in second behind Team Spain's Olympian Maria Isabell Perez, with a time of 7.33s.

Ireland went into the hunt with an impressive head start of 6.70seconds. Alanna Lally, Roland Surlis, Roisin Harrison and Eanna Madden secured a third-place finish for Team Ireland.

Last weekend, Kelly, who is coached by his father, John Kelly senior, won the men’s shot put gold at the 2022 Irish Universities Indoor Track and Field Championship, throwing 16.93m in Athlone,