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Korir wins to lead Kenyan 1-2 finish

Updated on: 05 August,2021 08:45 AM IST  |  Tokyo
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Korir timed 1min 45.06sec with Rotich finishing in 1:45.23 while Poland’s Patryk Dobek took the bronze in 1:45.39

Korir wins to lead Kenyan 1-2 finish

Kenya’s Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir after claiming the 800m gold medal yesterday. Pic/AFP

Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir won the men’s 800 metres Olympic title on Wednesday with compatriot Ferguson Rotich taking silver. 


Korir timed 1min 45.06sec with Rotich finishing in 1:45.23 while Poland’s Patryk Dobek took the bronze in 1:45.39. 


Korir succeeds fellow Kenyan and two-time champion David Rudisha, who was unable to defend his title due to injury.


Korir, 26, pounced rounding the bend into the home straight, passing Australia’s Peter Bol and was never threatened from there on. Rotich came with a late run but he could not eat into his teammate’s lead but he looked delighted to have won a medal after finishing fifth behind Rudisha in the 2016 final.

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