Mark English powers to victory in Beijing
IN FORM: Mark English has lowered the Irish outdoor 800m record three times this season. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Mark English produced a hugely impressive performance to take victory over 800m at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Beijing on Sunday, the 32-year-old Donegal athlete clocking a meeting record of 1:44.67 in his final tune-up race ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo.
English, who has lowered the Irish outdoor 800m record three times this season, played a patient game through the race and moved from third to first over the final 60 metres, taking victory ahead of Spain’s Pablo Sanchez-Valladares (1:44.79), Kenya’s Wycliffe Kinyamal (1:44.86) and Belgium’s Pieter Sisk (1:45.20).
