McGrath continues medal spree in Tbilisi
McGrath continues medal haul in Tbilisi
Kevin McGrath showed his class winning the 1500m in style at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi.
The Bohermeen teenager won a tactical 1500m in 4:01.11. There was a cagey opening 800m and McGrath took control with just over 200m to go and showed superior leg speed to win the gold. Serbia’s Elzan Bibic was second in 4:01.62 with France’s Pierre Proust third in 4:02.35. Laura Walsh (SLOT) finished 9th in the girls 1500m final in 5:05.
Carthy Walsh leaps for silver
Ryan Carthy Walsh (Adamstown AC) continued the Irish medal rush with a silver medal in the high jump with a best leap of 2.09m. It is proving to be a fruitful championship so far for the Irish athletics team with 13 athletes making finals so far. Gina Akpe-Moses (Blackrock, Louth) qualified for the 200m final winning her heat in 25.36 seconds.