Finnegan claims 1,500m gold at Youth Olympics
The youngster, whose clubmates Mark English and Darren McBrearty competed in the recent European junior and U23 championships respectively, was maintaining the big run of success enjoyed by Irish athletes at underage level in recent weeks.
After leading the pack throughout the race he sprinted clear with 120m remaining to win convincingly in 3:53.78 with Samuele Dini (Italy) winning the battle for the silver medal in 3:54.45. Ireland last won a gold medal in the 1500m back in 2003 when Colin Costello won the gold medal at the European junior championships. Earlier that year he claimed silver in a time of 3.58.58 at the at the EYOF’s.