Mark English out of World Championships at first hurdle

The two-time European medallist has been fighting injury for a lot of the season.

Mark English has bowed out of the World Athletics Championships at the first hurdle, missing out in the first-round heats of the men’s 800m, writes Will Downing.

The twice European medallist, who has been fighting injury for a lot of the season, came home fifth in his heat in 1:48.01 – almost three seconds outside his season’s best of 1:45.42 set in June’s Stockholm Diamond League meeting.