Mark English (Finn Valley AC, Donegal), right, dips for the line to win the men's 800m, ahead of Cian McPhillips (Longford AC), during the recent Irish Life Health Elite Athlete Indoor Micro Meet at Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena, Sport Ireland Campus. Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileCiara Mageean and Mark English will lead Ireland’s medal hopes at next week’s European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland after a team of 24 athletes was announced by Athletics Ireland. Fresh from his national indoor record in Abbotstown on Saturday, English will race the men’s 800m, a distance at which he has twice won medals at this championships. Healy made a flying start to her season on Sunday by clocking an outright 400m PB of 51.99 in Abbotstown, while Power has been in tremendous form of late, breaking the Irish indoor 800m record last week with her 2:00.98 in Torun. That record was lowered again on Sunday night as Síofra Cléirigh-Buttner clocked 2:00.58 in Arkansas.

Source: Irish Independent February 23, 2021 02:39 UTC