English smashes 800 metres personal best

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Mark English has smashed his 800 metres personal best at the London Diamond League.

The Donegal athlete clocked 1 minute 42-point-97 seconds to finish runner-up and break the one minute 43 second barrier for the first time.

Sarah Healy claimed third in the 3,000 metres with a personal best, while Orla Comerford won the women’s para 100 metres.

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Cian McPhillips also ran a season’s best to finish seventh in the men’s 800 metres.