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06 Sept 2025
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Mark English. Photo: Sportsfile
Mark English finished sixth in the men’s 800m at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday night.
The Finn Valley AC man crossed the finish line in 1:48.76.
In front of 5,000 at The Armory, in the 115th edition of the world famous Millrose Games, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet.
English, recruited by Asics on a sponsorship deal this week, was among the leading contenders for large portion of the race.
Kenya’s Noah Kibet, the World Indoor silver medallist, won in a world lead time of 1:44.98.
Isaiah Harris of the US was second in 1:45.64 while Olympic bronze medallist Clayton Murphy, also from the US, finished third in 1:46.83.
Four-time European medallist English is gearing up for the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, which will be held from March 2-5 at the Ataköy Arena in Istanbul.
Previously this season, English went 1:47.62 in Sweden and 1:46.57 in Boston.
English recently signed up with PACE Sports Management, the company headed up by Milford man and former Finn Valley athlete Ricky Simms.
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