Mark English: I'm going to enjoy first-ever World Championships semis

Mark English has qualified for the semi-finals of the 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing – but had an anxious wait before progressing.

The UCD athlete from Letterkenny was run out of it in his first-round heat of the two-lap event at the Birds Nest, coming fifth in 1:46.69, with the fastest man in the world this year, Amel Tuka of Bosnia-Herzegovina, taking the honours in 1:46.12.