Mark English smashes Irish 800m record after clocking blistering time at World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet
FAST TRACK Mark English smashes Irish 800m record after clocking blistering time at World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet
Mark English has shattered his own Irish outdoor 800m record.
The Irishman clocked 1:43.37 in Budapest at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Budapest to finish runner-up behind Kenya's Laban Kipkorir Chepkwony.
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Mark English smashed his own Irish record in Hungary on Tuesday night
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English finished second in the 800m to Kenya's Laban Kipkorir Chepkwony
32-year-old ace English sliced more than half a second off the 1:43.92 he set in June.
The Letterkenny star continued a remarkable season that has seen him produce the six fastest times of his career in 2025.
It's the third time this year the 10-time national champion has rewritten the record books.
His career resurgence coincidef with a move to the 'Fast 8 Track Club' under coach Justin Rinaldi.
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English claimed European indoor bronze in March, now turns his attention to next month's World Championships.
Elsewhere, Conor Kelly is making a serious career move which has worked out several Irish athletes before him.
Kelly won gold just last week in the Under-20 European Championships, breaking his own national record in the process.
He became the ninth Irish athlete to win gold at the Championships, cementing his place as the continent's leading Under-20 400m runner.
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But the Finn Valley AC star won't have long to celebrate as he will be moving to Austin, Texas just next week.
Kelly will begin his studies at the University of Texas, where several other promising Irish athletes have also attended.
Inside Sharlene Mawdsley's birthday celebrations as GAA star boyfriend treats her to athletics-themed cake
Most notably Ireland Olympic icon Rhasidat Adeleke raced for the university, winning three NCAA titles.
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