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Mark English. Photo: Sportsfile
Mark English set a new Irish indoor 800m record in New York.
At the Millrose Games, the Finn Valley AC man clocked 1:45.15, becoming the first Irish man to run a 1:45 indoors.
English was fourth in the race but, after four laps of The Armory track, he smashed his previous Irish record.
In 2021, English finished in 1:46.10 at the National Indoor Championships in Dublin.
English - managed by Pace Sports Management, headed by Milford native Ricky Simms - shaved almost a second off that time in the Big Apple on Saturday night.
Josh Hoey of United States won in 1:43.90 - also a new national record - with Bryce Hoppel second in a 1:44.19 personal best.
Jonah Keoch was third, crossing the line in 1:44.82, also a PB and then came English, the 31-year-old medical doctor with the latest lowering of the national best.
A four-time European medallist and three-time Olympian, the Letterkenny native will target a latest national title later this month with the European Indoors on the horizon in March.
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Last weekend, English ran a 1:46.82 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
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