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Mark English smashes his Irish 800m record in Budapest

Mark English has broken his own Irish 800m record

In a season of breakthroughs, Mark English took another big step forward on Tuesday evening, the 32-year-old smashing his Irish record when finishing second over 800m in 1:43.37 at the Gyulai István Memorial, a Continental Tour Gold meeting, in Budapest.

That brought him home behind Kenya’s Laban Kipkorir Chepkwony (1:42.96), with France’s Yanis Meziane third in 1:43.71. It’s the third time English has broken his national 800m record this season, having clocked 1:44.34 in Poland in May and then 1:43.92 in Hengelo, the Netherlands, in June.

English had been in fine form since then, powering to his 10th national outdoor title over 800m earlier this month ahead of Cian M

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