"Healy threw herself into contention for a top-eight finish as the field of 14 set off at a decent tempo, with Kipyegon towing them through 400m in 63.96 and 800m in 2:07.27. The Dubliner settled in the middle of the pack and had moved up to seventh at one point, but didn't quite have the strength to hold on to it."
"Earlier in the night, Mark English and Cian McPhillips produced superb performances to advance to the 800m semi-finals, with McPhillips having the run of his life to win his heat in 1:44.91 and English taking third in his in 1:45.13. English, the five-time European medallist, had high hopes of reaching his first global final and the Donegal man utilised his vast experience to navigate a tricky heat, won by Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in 1:45.05, with Italy's Francesco Pernici second in 1:45.11."
""It was a bit of a funny heat because there was a lot of surging at about 300m to 500m which you don't usually see in 800m racing, so it was tough with that aspect," said English. "Thankfully I made a move from 500m to 600m and got into position and held on for third. I'm looking forward to Thursday now, it'll be a good competition but I'm ready for anyone in that stifling heat out there.""
"McPhillips, meanwhile, pulled off a massive upset to win his heat against some of the event's heavy hitters, the Longford native powering to victory with a huge kick ahead of USA's Bryce Hoppel (1:45.09) and Tyrice Taylor (1:45.13). "I'm delighted with that," he said. "A lot of hard work went into that; I've a great team behind me who made all the right decisions to get me here. Thankfully I could execute the plan and get the job done. "The semi-final will be the best quality race I've"
Healy pushed into contention for a top-eight 1500m finish as the race set off at a solid tempo, with Kipyegon passing 400m in 63.96 and 800m in 2:07.27. The Dubliner moved through the pack to seventh but lacked the strength to hold the position. The same placement occurred when Ciara Mageean reached her first global 1500m final in 2019; Mageean later finished fourth in the 2023 world final and won European gold in 2024. Mark English and Cian McPhillips advanced to the 800m semi-finals, with McPhillips winning his heat in 1:44.91 and English taking third in 1:45.13.
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