Donegal athlete Mark English is through to the final of the 800 metres at the European Indoor Athletic Championships after a dramatic evening in Glasgow.
English took a tumble with Guy Learmonth of Great Britain two laps from home.
Spain’s Mariano Garcia won the heat, with English recovering to finish fifth in a time of 1:50.70.
However, Learmonth was disqualified after the race and English was awarded a place in the final on appeal.
It looked as if the Letterkenny man would not make the final after promising so much and easily qualifying in his earlier heat.
But the judges decided that English was clearly impeded and awarded him a place in the final.
He will now line up in Sunday’s final.
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