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06 Sept 2025

Schoolchildren get a hold of Mark English's European bronze medal

The Finn Valley AC athlete won the 800m bronze at last month's European Championships. This week, English visited Gaelscoil Adhamháin and St Patrick’s NS, Lurgybrack in Letterkenny to show off his medal

The indoor and outdoor Irish 800m record holder sped from Gaelscoil to Lurgybrack, where again a big reception awaited.

Mark spoke to children in both schools of how his own involvement in the sport began initially at primary school, when he was at Woodlands NS. Attending school sports at Finn Valley AC represented the initial steps in the sport of a man who is now a bona fide world class athlete.

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