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Moraa and Korir sail through to the semi-finals of the women's 800m race

Athletics

By Odero Charles | Jul 22, 2022

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800M Winner Mary Moraa celebrate during Athletics Kenya Trials for World Championships and Commonwealth Games at The Moi International sports Center, Kasarani Stadium, June 25, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya’s hopes of winning a second gold medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA received a huge boost on Friday after Mary Moraa and Naomi Korir sailed through to the semi-finals of the women’s 800m race.

Moraa who managed sub-two minutes including her personal best of 1.57.45 seconds set at the Kenyan trials on June 24 came in second place in Heat 6 to automatically qualify for the semi-finals after timing 2:00.42.

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