Mark English has set a new Irish record in the 800m to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
The County Donegal native ran a time of 1 minute 44.69 seconds to finish second behind Sweden’s Andreas Kramer at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
The mark shaved 0.02 seconds off the 31-year-old’s previous national record and was inside the automatic Olympic qualifying standard of 1:44.70.
It means English will travel to a third Olympic Games having previously represented Ireland in Rio and Tokyo.
His qualification came after a disappointing showing at the European Championships in Rome this month where he exited in the first round with a time of 1:46.73.
Elsewhere at the meeting in Finland, Irish runners enjoyed a one-two in the men’s 1500m with Cathal Doyle taking the win in 3 minutes 34.09 seconds, beating Luke McCann by 0.23 seconds.
Sarah Lavin, who has already booked her place in Paris, ran a seasonal best of 12.66 seconds to finish third in the 60m hurdles.
Hojlund and Mount were back in training this week (Picture: Getty)Manchester United could have Rasmus Hojlund available again this evening for their t
Excitement had been building as champions Chelsea prepared to open the new WSL season at home, in front of a sell-out crowd of 4,337 at Kingsmeadow.The streets
Liverpool's title rivals Manchester City have been locked in legal battle with the Premier League in court over their alleged FFP chargesMan City manager Pep Gu
ReutersNigel Farage has said "bigots" and "extremists" are not welcome in Reform UK, as he seeks to "professionalise" the party after its election success.Addre