the kenyan Emmanuel Kipkurui KorirOlympic champion of 800 a year ago in Tokyo, transferred its hegemony to National championship to his success in 1:43.71beat the Canadian in the sprint Marco Arop (1:44.28), which in the last meters was also caught by the Algerian Djamel Sedjatiwhich ended up being very strong.
The 17-year-old Kenyan Emmanuel WanyoniU-20 world champion and undefeated in the five races he has contested this year, is 26 hundredths from the podium, fourth.
The elimination of two world champions, the Spaniard Mariano García (indoors) and the American Donavan Brazier (outdoors) and the injury of the world leader of the year, Max Burgin, left the 800m final wide open, although The forecast pointed to Si Korir as the favourites, given a strong sprint.
At the track where he won the NCAA title in 2017, Korir held off Arop’s long pull to finish him at the exit of the final corner. The Canadian Pan-American champion, who spent a lot in the previous 400 meters, was caught by the Algerian Sedjati, champion of the Oran Mediterraneans, who came from behind hungry for medals.
Source: La Verdad
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