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7:35 CAT | 04 Aug 2021
Kenyans Emmanuel Korir (right) and Ferguson Rotich celebrate finishing first and second in the men's 800m final at the Tokyo Olmypics
Kenya claimed gold and silver in the men’s 800m as Emmanuel Korir finished ahead of world championship bronze medallist Ferguson Rotich in the final.
Korir moved into the lead with 200m left to run while Rotich who looked to be struggling found the speed on the home straight to claim his medal.
Poland’s Patryk Dobek was edged into the bronze medal by Rotich with former Sudanese refugee Peter Bol in fourth place running for Australia.
Botswana’s Nijel Amos – the 2012 Olympic silver medallist – who was reinstated after falling in his semi-final, finished in eighth out of the nine finalists
Source: BBC
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