Mark English hoping to feed off confidence of being a medal winner

Mark English is not shying away from the expectation that will rest squarely on his young shoulders when he leads a dozen-strong Irish challenge at next month’s European Indoor Athletics Championship. 

English franked a reputation as the front-runner for a new generation of Irish athletes last August when he claimed a bronze at the European outdoors in Zurich and the 21-year old speaks with a wisdom beyond his years when debating what that entails.

“You’re always going to have different expectations after getting a European medal. I try to see the positives in everything that happens. I’m looking at the confidence that medal has given me.”