Mark English disappoints as Karl Griffin finishes best of Irish

There was no joy for Mark English in the 800m final at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Tallinn with the Donegal star finishing 8th in 1:50.42.

There was, however, plenty of positives for the Irish with Karl Griffin coming home sixth in the same race (1:48.79) while there were national U23 records for the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams.

English (UCD) has been struggling for form of late with a sciatic injury proving problematic.