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Defending 800m champ Korir, Ferguson bow out the race

Korir faded to fourth place in his Heat 5 in 1:46.78 while Ferguson was fourth in Heat 4 after returning 1:46.53.

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by CHRIS MBAISI

Coast22 August 2023 - 21:38
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In Summary


•Wanyonyi clocked 1:44.92 to win Heat One ahead of Frenchman Gabriel Tual who placed second in 1:45.10.

•Alex Ngeno also won Heat 3 in 1:47.63 with Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati (1:47.87) second and third respectively.

Kenya's Emmanuel Korir (L0 and Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich out of the race

Defending world 800m champion Emmanuel Korir and veteran Ferguson Rotich failed to make the semi-finals cut as the World Athletics Championships entered Day 4 at the National Athletic Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday.

Korir faded to fourth place in his Heat 5 in 1:46.78 while Ferguson was fourth in Heat 4 after returning 1:46.53. Korir is also the Olympic champion while Rotich is the silver medallist in the two-lap race. 

Their exit left Alex Ngeno and Emmanuel Wanyony with the heavy task of ensuring the world 800m title returns home.

Wanyonyi clocked 1:44.92 to win Heat One ahead of Frenchman Gabriel Tual who placed second in 1:45.10. Italian Catalin Tecuceanu completed the top three places in 1:45.31.

 Ngeno also won Heat 3 in 1:47.63 with Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati (1:47.87) finishing second and third respectively.

 

 

 

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