Kelly: Whyte move will fill ‘biggest void in Irish sport’

SEAN KELLY claimed yesterday the appointment of Professor Greg Whyte as Director of Sports Science at the Irish Institute of Sport (IIS) had filled the “biggest void in high-class sport in this country".

Kelly, who is executive chairman of the IIS, said Ireland had for too long lagged behind the market leaders of sports science in Australia and Europe.

Both the Sydney Review and Athens Review found there was a gap in the Irish system at the highest level in terms of athlete support.