English has got the mechanics right again

Faster, fitter, and a whole lot healthier, Mark English has every reason to believe once again. Ten days out from the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, the Donegal athlete has returned to the kind of form that saw him win a silver medal at the 2015 edition — and he believes a repeat showing could be on the cards.

English was announced yesterday as one of the headline acts on an Irish team of 16, and given the way he dispatched his rivals to win the national title on Sunday, and at an international race in Athlone last week, strong signs are emerging he could be set to win his third European medal.