Updated: Sunday, 08 Mar 2015 15:43 | Comments
Mark English has won the silver medal in the 800m final in the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague, coming in behind winner Marcin Lewandowski from Poland.
English, who won 800m bronze at last year's outdoor European Championships, held off the challenge of the Netherlands' Thijmen Kupers in the closing metres to seal the silver in a time of 1:47.20.
A delighted English told RTÉ Sport afterwards: "I knew with 400 metres to go that I had to stay in contention. Kupers made a move and he's a strong front runner and I knew he wouldn't falter.
"I just had to bide my time and with about 150 metres left I got this well of energy.
"This is my sixth race of the season and I think I came into form at the right time, the other guys have over cooked it."
He added: "I think Zurich [bronze last year outdoors] was a better achievement but I came into this race as one of the favourites and that is something completely different. and I am very proud to have moved on at this stage in my career."
John Travers, meanwhile, finished seventh in the 1500m final running 3:41.50 in a fast race which was won by Czech Republic's Jakub Holusa in a time of 3:37.68.
The Irish 4x400m relay team will be in action on the track at 4.55pm.
Follow all the day's action from Prague with RTÉ Sport's live stream.
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