European bronze medal a weight off Mark English's shoulders

English can look ahead with a spring in his step.

MASSIVE FEAT: Ireland’s Mark English after finishing 3rd. ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Mark English capped a superb European Championships for Ireland’s athletics team last night, his third superb run of the week bringing him home in a time of 1:45.19 and earning a bronze medal at the Olympiastadion.

Add in Ciara Mageean’s 1,500m silver and 11 top eight finishes and it represents a very encouraging week’s work for a team of athletes that will now look ahead to the World Championships in Budapest in 2023 and the Paris Olympics the year after.