Kiely smashes record to strike gold in Turkey
On another spectacular day for Irish athletes the Tramore CBS schoolboy — Irish schools intermediate champion — took the title in a sizzling personal best time of 52.69, almost a second faster than the Irish Youths record he set at 53.66 secs.
Coming off what was not the best of starts, he was placed fifth with three hurdles to go, but he maintained his form and composure to remain in a challenging position until the approach to the final hurdle. He attacked the final obstacle, overtook Jacob Paul (Great Britain) and stormed to a thrilling victory.
