Mark English has announced that he will not be able to compete in the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China.
In a statement posted on Instagram on Sunday, English revealed he was suffering from an illness he picked up after the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.
“This is a huge disappointment for me, but I want to wish good luck to the Irish team and my Fast 8 Track Club teammates!” he wrote in his story.
The 31-year-old from Donegal added to the 800m bronze medal he won at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in the Netherlands last week.
Sian McPhillips will also be ruled out of the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, after falling during the 800m in Apeldoorn, causing a stress fracture.
It means the Irish team heading to Nanjing has been reduced to six, with recent European Indoor medallists Kate O'Connor and Sarah Healy the main contenders for success.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
