WATCH: Highlights of Irish Athletes in Action this Week

Irish athletes have been lighting up tracks across Europe this past week, from the Silesia Diamond League to a new national record in Hungary.  Below we’ve pulled together some of the standout performances, with clips capturing the action as it happened.

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On Tuesday Mark English smashed the Irish 800m record once again in Hungary

Wednesday saw Shane Bracken battle to second place in the 1500m in Oulu, Finland

Sarah Healy took ninth in a stacked Diamond League 1500m in Silesia yesterday

Sarah Lavin fought to fourth in horrendous Bern conditions

Whilst today Bori Akinola sprinted to an impressive of 10.20 at the Stratford GP