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English and Griffin advance in Tallinn

10 July 2015

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English and Griffin advance

Mark English and Karl Griffin advanced to the semi-finals of the 800m at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

Karl Griffin (UCD) ran an excellent tactical race to finish second in his heat in 1:49.54 – the first three in each heat qualified automatically for the semi-finals. “I felt good and I knew I could get through if I ran a good tactical race,” said Griffin.

English's dash for the line

Double European medallist Mark English (UCD) ran in the final heat and he had to muster up a fast finish in the home straight to finish joint second in 1:52.97. “It was a slow race,” reflected English. “My body is not 100 per cent at the minute so I’m actually quite happy how I performed in the last 200m.”