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Olympics: Rotich and Korir reach 800m final as Saruni misses out

Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich finishes first in the Men's 800M Semi-Finals [ Photo courtesy: Reuters]

Ferguson Rotich and Emmanuel Korir safely sailed through to the 800m finals at the Olympics after the semi-finals at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Korir who was in the first heat of three semi-finals finished second in 1:44.74 behind Poland’s Patryk Dobek who clocked 1:44.60.

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