13:12
3 years ago
Mike Rowbottom
at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo
Mike Rowbottom

Rotich wins men's 800m title for Kenya

Emmanuel Korir of Kenya wins the men's 800 metres title in 1min 45.06sec after hunting down the leader at the bell, Peter Bol of Australia, in the final straight.

Korir is rocking with effort as he crosses the line, just holding off the challenge of his faster-finishing team-mate Ferguson Rotich, who takes silver in 1:45.23.

Patryk Dovek, Poland's European indoor champion, is the third runner to sweep past Bol in the closing stages, claiming bronze in 1:45.39.

Bol the bold is nearly rewarded for his efforts - but has to settle for fourth place in 1:45.92.


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