Mark English just missed out on qualifying for his first-ever global final by finishing fourth in heat two of the men’s 800m at the World Indoor Athletics championships in Torun, Poland on Saturday afternoon.
The Donegal man slotted into fifth position after the break, with British athlete Ben Pattinson controlling things at the front. English made a decisive move at the 500m mark, taking on the pace with a lap to run.
But the 33-year-old was swallowed up on the final bend and ran out of space, coming through on the inside on the home straight, crossing in 1:46.70.
Fast 8 Track club team-mate Peter Bol took the win with a time of 1:46.21 and…