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Irish Examiner
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
As his peers slow down, Mark English is only getting better
It was just after 11pm on Monday when Mark English laced up his shoes, left his hotel in the centre of Hengelo, and set off running around the dark streets of the Dutch city. A few hours before, the Donegal man had become the first Irishman in history to break 1:44 for 800m, clocking 1:43.92 to win at the FBK Games. It was the best run of his career. But his work wasn't done. Past bars where he got cheers from well-oiled locals, along with the odd quizzical look, English churned out a session of 10 x 3 minutes, keen to keep building a foundation for what's coming down the track. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits.
RTÉ News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Orla Comerford posts personal best to win para 100m at Bislett Games in Oslo
Orla Comerford clocked a lifetime best of 11.87 to win the para women's 100m at the Bislett Games in Oslo on Wednesday. The victory in the Norweigan capital continues the Dubliner's positive start to the season, following her win at the FBK Games in the Netherlands on Monday, which saw her post 11.96 for the 100m. That time was eclipsed by the Paralympic bronze medallist in Oslo when running into a slight headwind of 0.7m/s. The Bislett Games is one of the meets that incorporates para athletics, with Comerford no doubt keen to compete in more ahead of September's World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. Thursday will see Rhasidat Adeleke and Mark English in action at the Oslo Diamond League. On Monday last, English became the first Irishman to break 1:44 in the 800m, lowering his own Irish record for the second time in 11 days with his run of 1:43.92 at the FBK Games.
Irish Independent
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Orla Comerford clocks lifetime best to win at Bislett Games in Oslo
That brought her home well clear of Norway's Ida-Louise Overland (12.88) and Dutch sprinter Zara Temmink (12.88). The para 100m was among several events staged on the eve of the main programme at the Oslo Diamond League, where Rhasidat Adeleke and Mark English will be in action on Thursday. Comerford's race came just 48 hours after her victory at the FBK Games in Hengelo on Monday, where she clocked 11.96 into a 1.2m/s headwind. 'It's really early in the season, this is my second 100m and I was able to take some of the things from last week, change them and I'm happy we've been able to improve,' she said in Hengelo. 'The World Championships is the big one for us in New Delhi at the end of September so I'm keeping everything focused for that. I'll get a few nice races in, get back into good training and hopefully go faster and faster. That's the name of the game.' Comerford won 100m bronze in the T13 (visually impaired) category at the Paralympics last year and powered to victory in the para 60m staged at the European Indoor Championships in the Netherlands in March. With more Diamond League appearances on her horizon this summer, she's hopeful other major events will incorporate para races. 'I'm blue in the face saying it, but para athletics is athletics and if you're a fan of athletics there's no reason there can't be meets like this who all integrate with different events,' she said. 'Here's to more of that.' Elsewhere, Nicola Tuthill broke new ground in the hammer throw in Lahti, Finland on Wednesday evening, the Paris Olympian smashing her Irish U-23 record with 71.71m, which placed her third in a competition won by Finland's Krista Tervo with 77.14m. While Tuthill's throw is short of the automatic World Championships qualifying standard of 74.00m, it will all but ensure her place in Tokyo via her world ranking. There was a second Irish U-23 record at the same meeting as Ava O'Connor clocked 9:45.00 to finish third in the 3000m steeplechase, taking one second off the mark she set in California in April. Meanwhile, seven Irish athletes will be in action at the NCAA Championships in Oregon over the coming days with Sophie O'Sullivan, the reigning European U-23 champion, looking to hold the best chance in the women's 1500m. O'Sullivan, who is in her final season with the University of Washington, will race the 1500m heats on Thursday afternoon, with the final scheduled for Saturday evening.
The Irish Sun
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Inside Mark English's life from girlfriend to rubbing shoulders with celebs on Late Late Show after latest Irish record
MARK ENGLISH yesterday smashed his own 800m Irish record as he continues to be in the form of his life at the relatively old age of 32. And he didn't just about sneak under his previous best time of 1:44.34 either as he managed to shave enough that 6 He clocked the time while running in the Netherlands Credit: @athleticsirelandofficial and @markenglish_ 6 Mark and girlfriend Erica taking in the Northern Lights while visiting Iceland Credit: @markenglish_ 6 Mark and sprint ace Israel Olatunde meeting Irish dancing legend Michael Flatley backstage in RTE Credit: @markenglish_ 6 Kerry GAA great Pat Spillane was also part of the line-up that evening Credit: @markenglish It's worth bearing in mind too that his previous top time was only set in Poland last week. Monday's effort saw English come first in his run at the FBK Games in Hengelo. He saw off France's Yanis Meziane and Australia's Peyton Craig in doing so. Athletics fans were quick to hail his fastest-ever time as going under 1:44 is considered elite across the global 800m spectrum. Read More On Irish Sport Paul Martyn labelled him "phenomenal". Similarly, John McCabe praised: "Running incredibly fast!!! Congratulations Mark!" Raheny Shamrock AC ace Orla Comerford also enjoyed success — winning the Para Athletics Women's 100m. Just last week English had eclipsed his own national record with a fine victory at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz. He powered down the home straight in Poland to clock a winning time of 1:44.34, with his previous best of 1:44.53 set in Madrid last June. Most read in Athletics The five-time European medallist trails only Sonia O'Sullivan in Ireland's all-time major championships medal table. His haul comprises of two bronze medals won at the European Outdoor Championships in 2014 and 2022 respectively. 'Next Usain Bolt' Gout Gout, 17, runs blistering sub-10sec 100m twice in same day There were a further two bronze won at the indoor equivalent in 2019 His sole 800m silver came in 2015 when the Indoors were held in Prague. The Donegal native has He made his bow on the greatest stage of all in Rio back in 2016 - making it to the 800m semi-finals. 6 Another pic from his and Erica's trip to Iceland where they took in its stunning scenery Credit: @markenglish 6 He has a degree in medicine from University College Dublin Credit: @markenglish It was a similar story last summer as his Paris journey ended at the semi-final stages after he came sixth. In the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games of 2021 he marginally failed to make it past the first round.
The Irish Sun
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Phenomenal' Mark English breaks Irish 800m record yet again – and enters rarefied air in the process
MARK ENGLISH broke his Irish record with a sizzling run in the 800m in the Netherlands yesterday. The Donegal lad, 32, clocked a time of 1:43.92 to smash the record. Advertisement His existing record of 1:44.34 was set in Poland just last week. And yesterday's effort saw English come first in his run at the FBK Games in Hengelo. He saw off France's Yanis Meziane and Australia's Peyton Craig in doing so. Athletics fans were quick to hail his fastest-ever time as going under 1:44 is considered elite across the global 800m spectrum. Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport Paul Martyn labelled him "phenomenal". Similarly, John McCabe praised: "Running incredibly fast!!! Congratulations Mark!" Raheny Shamrock AC ace Orla Comerford also enjoyed success — winning the Para Athletics Women's 100m. Only last week English had eclipsed his own national record with a fine victory at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz. He powered down the home straight in Poland to clock a winning time of 1:44.34, with his previous best of 1:44.53 set in Madrid last June. Advertisement Most read in Athletics The five-time European medallist trails only Sonia O'Sullivan in Ireland's all-time major championships medal table. English's victory was no surprise to his followers after a hugely impressive win at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles in May. 'Next Usain Bolt' Gout Gout, 17, runs blistering sub-10sec 100m twice in same day In that race he had posted a 1:44.75 time that pointed towards a big run in Bydgoszcz. 1 English is running better than ever at 32 Credit: @irishathletics Advertisement
