Abdel Laadjel breaks 52-year-old national athletics record

Laadjel smashed a record set by Frank Greally in August 1970

Abdel Laadjel competes in the U20 Men's 6000m final during the SPAR European Cross Country Championships 

Rising Irish star, Abdel Laadjel, (Donore Harriers) has broken the 52-year-old national U20 10,000m record.

Laadjel was in action at the Raleigh Relays Meet in North Carolina where he clocked a 29:23.92 (34th) to break the Irish benchmark of 30:17.