The BH athlete Amel Tuka will today have the opportunity to ensure the final race at 800 m, after he qualified for the semifinals in the qualifications.
In today’s semifinals Tuka is going for his eighth consecutive victory, after he celebrated in Baku, Velenje, Madrid, Monte Carlo, Bellinzona, Kragujevac and the quarter-final race at the World Championships in Beijing.
Like yesterday, Tuka is today running in the third group, where his serious rivals are, among others, the Kenyan Ferguson Cheruiyot – the fastest in the qualifications – and the Pole Marcin Lewandowski.
Amel Tuka, the fastest athlete in 800 meters this year, is running the semifinal race at 800 meters at 2:15 p.m., with live broadcast at FACE TV.
The final race of the World Championships at 800 meters is on schedule on Tuesday at 2:55 p.m.
(Source: klix.ba)
