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Exciting English ready to take on the world

UCD’s Mark English underlined his world-class potential at the Woodie’s DIY AAI Games in Athlone yesterday with a national 800m indoor record (1:46.82) which qualifies him for the world indoors.

Exciting English ready to take on the world

Mon, 03 Feb, 2014 - 00:00

Feidhlim Kelly

Despite being pipped on the line by the Netherlands’ Thijmen Kupers (1:46.78), Letterkenny man English showed why there has been such excitement in athletics circles about his talent.

English was thrilled with his opening race of the season and breaking Daniel Caulfield’s national record of 1:47.21 set in Boston 13 years ago.

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Courts Place: Athlone Place: Netherlands’Place: Boston Place: Stockholm Place: Spain Place: Czech Republic Place: Sopot, Poland Place: City of Lisburn AC Place: Albufeira, Portugal Place: Australia Place: Karlsruhe Person: Mark English Person: Thijmen Kupers Person: Letterkenny Person: English Person: Daniel Caulfield Person: David McCarthy Person: Le Cheile Person: Alex Rodriguez Person: Teresa McDaid Person: Jakub Holusa Person: Holusa Person: McCarthy Person: John Coghlan Person: Adel Michaal Person: Alberto Sanchez Person: Victor Corrales Person: Eoin Everard Person: Ciara Person: Anna Rostkowksa Person: Amy Foster Person: Phil Healy Person: Catherine McManus Person: Síofra Cléirigh-Buttner Person: Paul Robinson Person: Mark Hanrahan Person: Laura Crowe Person: Gezebe Dibaba Event: DIY AAI Games Event: World Indoor Championships Event: European Clubs Cross Country Championships Event: Briggs Track Classic Organisation: UCD Organisation: DCU Organisation: KCH Organisation: Celtic DCH Organisation: DSD

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