Kenyans dominated 800m to sail into the semifinals of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Sprinters Emmanuel Korir, Ferguson Rotich and Kipngetich Ng’eno stepped into the semi-finals of the men’s two lap race after when they won in their respective heats.
Ng’eno won Heat 2 in 1:46.07 beating Spaniard Adrián Ben (1:46.12) and Great Britain’s Adam Webb (1:46.23) before Korir ran the fastest time to qualify in 1:45.16 ahead of Morocco’s Mostafa Smaili (1:45.27) and Puerto Rico’s Wesley Vázquez (1:45.47) and Kipng’etich won the in 1:46.07 followed by Adrian Ben (1:46.12) and Great Britains Jammie Webb (1:46.23).
Rotich won the fourth heat in 1:45.98, to qualify alongside second-placed American Bryce Hopel (1:46.01) and Tunisia’s Abdessalem Ayouni (1:46.09).