Barr and English get timely boost for Euros

It was a notable weekend for Irish athletics with Thomas Barr and Mark English enjoying the perfect build-up to the European Championships with some stunning displays.

Barr (Ferrybank) was in stunning form when setting an Irish 400m hurdles record of 48.90 in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday to place him top of the European rankings.

“I wasn’t expecting that,” said Barr of his sub 49 second performance edging him into world class territory and improved upon his Irish record of 49.61 which he set two weeks ago in Belgium.