Mark English pencilled in to open 2025 season in France on Saturday
The 31-year-old, a four-time European medallist, is lined up for Metting de Nantes Metropole, a World Athletics Indoor Tour bronze level meet with fellow Finn Valley AC athlete Sommer Lecky also on the start list
Mark English is slated for his first competitive outing of 2025 this weekend.
The Finn Valley AC athlete is on the start list for a race in Nantes, France on Saturday.
The 31-year-old, a four-time European medallist, is lined up for Metting de Nantes Metropole, a World Athletics Indoor Tour bronze level meet.
Yanis Meziane of France, the European U23 gold medalist in 2023, is among the others on the start list ar Stadium Pierre-Quinon.
Last summer, Letterkenny native English reached the 800m semi-finals.
After clocking 1:45.15 in his heat – his fastest ever Olympic time – English was sixth in his semi, finishing in 1:45.98, trailing off in the closing stages having led the way with 200m to go.
English has spent time at a training camp in South Africa recently ahead of a year that has championships at World at European level to go for.
Finn Valley AC high jumper Sommer Lecky is also among the entries for the meeting in Nantes.