""It was a bit of a funny heat because there was a lot of surging at about 300m to 500m which you don't usually see in 800m racing, so it was tough with that aspect," said English. "Thankfully I made a move from 500m to 600m and got into position and held on for third. I'm looking forward to Thursday now, it'll be a good competition but I'm ready for anyone in that stifling heat out there.""
""I'm delighted with that," he said. "A lot of hard work went into that; I've a great team behind me who made all the right decisions to get me here. Thankfully I could execute the plan and get the job done. "The semi-final will be the best quality race I've ever been in by a million miles, top two to qualify is pretty ruthless in the 800m. It'll be a quick race, I'll try do what I did there, throw myself in the mix and see what happens," he added."
David English, a five-time European medallist from Donegal, advanced from his 800m heat in third after navigating surging pace between 300m and 500m and moving decisively from 500m to 600m, finishing behind Emmanuel Wanyonyi (1:45.05) and Francesco Pernici (1:45.11). Mark McPhillips produced an upset to win his 800m heat with a strong finishing kick ahead of Bryce Hoppel (1:45.09) and Tyrice Taylor (1:45.13). Sharlene Mawdsley finished eighth in the women's 400m semi in 51.22, placing 20th overall, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone winning that semi in 48.29. Sarah Healy will race the 1500m final at 2.05pm Irish time.
Read at Irish Independent
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