BRITISH pair Max Burgin and Ben Pattison progressed to Thursday’s men’s 800 metres final on day three of the European Championships in Birmingham.Pattison, who claimed bronze in this city at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, finished a place behind Ireland’s Mark English, who broke a 48-year-old championship record when winning the second semi-final in a time of one minute 43.49 seconds.English moved clear in the final straight to knock 0.35 seconds off the previous best mark, set by East Germany’s Olaf Beyer in 1978.

BRITISH pair Max Burgin and Ben Pattison progressed to Thursday’s men’s 800 metres final on day three of the European Championships in Birmingham.

Pattison, who claimed bronze in this city at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, finished a place behind Ireland’s Mark English, who broke a 48-year-old championship record when winning the second semi-final in a time of one minute 43.49 seconds.

English moved clear in the final straight to knock 0.35 seconds off the previous best mark, set by East Germany’s Olaf Beyer in 1978.

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