Season's best earns Mark English fourth in Spain

Mark English. Photo: Sportsfileplaceholder image
Mark English. Photo: Sportsfile

The Finn Valley AC man crossed the line in 1:46.29 for fourth over 800m in the Meeting Jaen Paraiso Interior held in Andujar.

Mark English set a new season's best to finish fourth in Spain on Friday evening.

The Finn Valley AC man crossed the line in 1:46.29 for fourth over 800m in the Meeting Jaen Paraiso Interior held in Andujar.

The meet was a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze level event.

Dutrch runner Ryan Clarke won in a season's best of 1:45.74 while Kenya's Koitatoi Kidali was second in 1:45.78.

Brad Mathas of New Zealand finished in 1:45.93 to nudge ahead of English.

Letterkenny native English improved on the 1:46.47 he clocked at the Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala in the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in China.

English opened his outdoor season, also in China, when going 1:47.14.

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