English breaks Irish record in 800m win in Netherlands

Mark English became nan first Irishman to break 1 infinitesimal 44 seconds successful nan 800m arsenic he produced a superb tally astatine nan FBK Games successful nan Netherlands.

The 32-year-old recorded a caller nationalist grounds clip of 1:43.92 successful a superb triumph successful nan World Athletics Continental Tour Gold bid connected Monday.

That hit nan grounds he had group conscionable 10 days agone of 1:44.34 arsenic he won successful Bydgoszcz, Poland.

The 2 performances were an betterment connected his ain erstwhile grounds of 1:44.53, which he group successful June 2024 successful Madrid.

Monday's triumph is nan Donegal athlete's 3rd outdoor triumph of nan play aft he won astatine nan Sound Running Track Fest meet successful Los Angeles past month.

In March, English won a European 800m bronze to return his European badge tally to five.

Also connected Monday, Orla Comerford won nan Para-athletics women's 100m successful a season's champion clip of 11.96 seconds, 0.06 seconds disconnected nan Paralympic bronze medallist's individual best.