English takes stunning 800m win at Diamond League event
Ireland's Mark English won the 800m at the Diamond League Shanghai with a strong finish, clocking a meeting record of 1:43.85. The 33-year-old overtook four competitors in the final 10 meters to claim his first Diamond League victory. English became the first Irish male athlete to win a Diamond League event, joining fellow Irish winners Ciara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Sarah Healy.
- ▪Mark English won the 800m at Diamond League Shanghai with a time of 1:43.85, setting a new meeting record.
- ▪He overtook four runners in the final 10 meters to secure the victory and earned a $20,000 prize.
- ▪English became the first Irish male athlete to win a Diamond League event.
- ▪Kethobogile Haingura finished second in 1:43.89, and Brandon Miller came third in 1:44.00.
- ▪English previously won a non-league Diamond League event in 2019 at the Muller Grand Prix in Birmingham.
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