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Noah Kibet, Emmanuel Korir, Wycliffe Kinyamal and Emmanuel Wanyonyi all qualify for finals of men's 800m

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Tokyo Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir is one step away from qualifying for the finals of the men's 800m at the World Athletics Championship after winning his first heat in Oregon, USA on Thursday morning.

 Korir comfortably won his heat in 1:49.05 ahead of Elhassane Moujahid of Morocco (1:49.27) and Spain's Álvaro De Arriba (1:49.30).

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