Mark English

Irish athlete Mark English

Olympics day 14 as it happened: Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in 400m final

Ireland qualify for women’s relay final, Kate O’Connor is 14th in the heptathlon with one event remaining

Fri Aug 09 2024 - 21:13

Olympics: Ireland qualify for final of women’s 4x400m relay

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley finish behind Jamaica and the Netherlands to earn a place in Saturday’s final

Fri Aug 09 2024 - 14:48

Olympics day 12 as it happened: Rhasidat Adeleke through to 400m final

Jack Woolley beaten in taekwondo repechage as Sarah Lavin and Mark English qualify for Friday’s semi-finals

Wed Aug 07 2024 - 21:32

Mark English and Sarah Lavin book Olympic semi-final spots after dramatic morning

Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy just miss out in 1,500m semi-finals after both came fourth in repechage round

Wed Aug 07 2024 - 13:24

Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Track and Field

Rhasidat Adeleke one of several genuine Olympic medal contenders for Ireland in Paris

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 21:31

Sophie O’Sullivan takes gold in 1,500m at national championships

Mark English poised for his third Olympics in the 800m, and signs off with his ninth outdoor title

Sun Jun 30 2024 - 19:39

Mark English breaks Irish 800m record for the second time this week

Donegal runner had already qualified for this summer’s Olympics having ran well in Finland on Tuesday

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 22:28

Mark English qualifies for his third Olympic Games as he breaks his own Irish 800m record

31-year-old Donegal doctor puts disappointing European Championships behind him by booking Paris ticket

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 19:12

World Athletic Championships: Ciara Mageean sets Irish record to finish fourth - ‘I honestly gave it my all’

Mageean just missed out on a first World Championship medal on the track for an Irish athlete since 1995

Tue Aug 22 2023 - 20:40

Phil Healy fails to match heat time as she misses out on 400m final in Belgrade

Sprinter was touch and go whether she would compete in World Indoors after bout of Covid

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 19:57

Sonia O’Sullivan: Indoor running a vintage form of entertainment

‘It always makes me wonder too about the origins, relevance and where it’s all headed’

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 05:00

Leading coach calls for greater clarity over selection for European Cross-Country

Feidhlim Kelly: ‘It’s a home championship, but so far there just isn’t the buzz there should be’

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 17:23

Tokyo 2020: Mixed emotions in the mixed zone as Irish athletes’ race is run

Ciara Mageean, Thomas Barr and Mark English bowed out with no excuses

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 05:55

Olympic families: ‘I wouldn’t be boxing if it wasn’t for them’

Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes are headed for Japan, without their loved ones

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00

‘Dream come true’ - 11 athletes join the automatic Irish qualifiers

After Tuesday’s close of business, they were inside the ranking quota for their events

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 17:14

Mark English books his place at Tokyo Olympics

English breaks Irish 800m record to claim Olympic place

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 20:38

Phil Healy gets the nod as Rhasidat Adeleke showdown lives up to the hype

26-year-old just edges 18-year-old pretender to National Track and Field 200m crown

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 18:05

English’s national ambitions sidelined after Tokyo qualification goalposts shift

800m runner will now try and nail 800m automatic qualification time on the continent

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 06:00

Phil Healy runs fastest 400m of her life at Irish Milers meeting

Michelle Finn also gains valuable Tokyo ranking points in 3,000m steeplechase

Sat May 29 2021 - 21:03

Row over Belfast athletics meeting sees European permit restored

Permit affords competing athletes the chance to gain valuable ranking points

Thu May 27 2021 - 13:30

Belfast meet organiser urges Athletics Ireland to reconsider permit support

Irish Milers Club meeting lost European permit over administrative error

Thu May 20 2021 - 19:03

Tokyo Olympics: Irish athletics team getting stronger

So far, 21 athletes have either qualified or are very close to – four more than in Rio 2016

Mon May 03 2021 - 18:20

European Indoors: Irish miss out on medals but leave with some positives

Sean Tobin left disappointed with performance in final of the 3,000m on Sunday

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 20:24

Phil Healy runs a PB but just misses out on a medal in Poland

400m time of 51.94 would have been enough for podium in last five Indoor Championships

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 20:44

Jakob Ingebrigtsen steps out and back in again to claim gold in Poland

Drama as Norwegian star reinstated after initial disqualification from 1,500m final

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 22:28

Ciara Mageean drops out of European Indoor Championships

1,500m runner says training setbacks have left her short of her best form

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 18:12

Season of fast times selects largest Irish team for European Indoors

Majority who qualified were racing in standard running spikes according to rules

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 20:05

Mark English pressed hard into Irish Indoor 800m record

He edges superb race with Cian McPhillips at Athletics Ireland Elite Micro Meet

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 17:35

Irish athletes will have the chance to compete on home soil in February

Athletics Ireland organising three meetings ahead of European Indoor Championships

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 17:17

Feidhlim Kelly: Athletics competition needs a roadmap to recovery and fast

Athletics Ireland say they are waiting on confirmation of tier levels

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 19:14

Tokyo dreaming: Ireland’s Olympics team slowly taking shape

Ireland could send as many as 90 athletes to Japan – an increase on Brazil four years ago

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00

Phil Healy still undisputed as fastest Irish woman after national sprint double win

Sean Tobin claims first national title over 10,000m at national track and field championships

Sun Aug 30 2020 - 20:42

Mark English has appeal against exclusion from Irish Championships rejected

Donegal runner was was seeking a record eighth Irish outdoor title and 15th overall

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 19:35

Ciara Mageean: ‘Professional’ athlete rejects description as amateur

Stockholm Diamond League proves her track speed not down to racing spikes alone

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 01:00