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Highlights: Men's Athletics 800m Final in Tokyo 2020
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1. KENYA 2. KENYA 3. POLAND
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir of #KEN takes #gold in the men’s 800m in 1:45.06!
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FINAL STANDINGS
1. Emmanuel Korir 1:45.06 (KENYA)
2. Ferguson Rotich 1:45.23 (KENYA)
3. Patryk Dobek 1:45.39 (POLONIA)
4. Peter Bol 1:45.92 (AUSTRALIA)
5. Adrián Ben 1:45.96 (ESPAÑA)
6. Amel Tuka 1:45.98 (BOSNIA Y HERZEGOVINA)
7th Gabriel Tual 1:46.03 (FRANCE)
8th Nijel Amos 1:46.41 (BOTSUANA)
9th Clayton Murphy 1:46.53 (USA)
EMMANUEL KORIR IS THE WINNER OF THE MEN'S 800 METERS IN ATHLETICS!
KORIR AND ROTICH TAKE THE FIRST TWO POSITIONS, POLAND APPEARS ON THE SCENE WITH DOBEK!!!!
¡¡¡¡ PASSES KENYA AND POLAND PASSES !!!!!!
100 meters to go!
KENYA PUTS ITS TWO RUNNERS IN FRONT, IT WILL BE 1, 2 ON THE PODIUM FOR THE AFRICAN COUNTRY!
500 Meters
Kenyans Ferguson Rotich and Emmanuel Korir take the first positions, LET'S GO FOR THE LAST METERS.
300 meters
Australia's Peter Bol takes first place
THE MEN'S 800 METERS FINAL STARTS!
Competitors line up and the men's 800 meter track and field final begins
Adrián Ben: The Spaniard who wants to keep the gold medal
The Iberian managed to record a time of 1:44.18 during this season, which became his personal best. Now, Ben will be looking to get on the podium and win the gold medal in this competition.
Weather in Tokyo
Temperature: 29 C°.
Chance of precipitation: 10%.
Humidity: 76%.
Wind: 10 km/h.
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Athletics as the king sport of the Olympics
"Track and field is the biggest sport at the Games, with a program divided into competitions that take place both on the track and on the street. The concept of running faster than rivals may seem simple, but every aspect of an athlete's performance must be flawless to win gold."
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Records in the 800 meters per competition
Favorite to win
Kenyan Emmanuel Korir is one of the great favorites to win the gold medal in the men's 800 meters. His personal best is 1:42.05.
World record
The world record in the 800 meters is held by David Rudisha with a time of 1:40.91. Thanks to this time, he broke the world record and the Olympic record at the London 2012 Olympics.
Olympic record
The Olympic record is held by Kenyan David Rudisha with a time of 1:40.91, achieved at the London 2012 Olympics.
Competitors
No. 1978 Gabriel Tual (FRANCE)
No. 1225 Amel Tuka (BOSNIA HERZEGOBINA)
No. 3190 Patryk Dobek (POLAND)
No. 2780 Emmanuel Korir (KENYA)
No. 3956 Clayton Murphy (USA)
No. 2786 Ferguson Rotich (KENYA)
No. 1784 Adrian Ben (SPAIN)
No. 1077 Peter Bol (AUSTRALIA)
No. 1269 Nijel Amos (BOTSWANA)
The match will be played at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Inaugurated especially for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Tokyo Olympic Stadium has a capacity of 80,016 spectators. The stadium is the venue for athletics and soccer competitions.
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