The best BH athlete, Amel Tuka, qualified for semifinal race in the 800 meters at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Opponents of Amel Tuka in the first qualifying group were Boris Berian (USA), Zan Rudolf (Slovenia), Kleberson Davide (Brazil), Ayanleh Souleiman (Djibouti), Antoine Cakeme (Burundi), Musa Hajdari (Kosovo) and Kipchichir Abraham Rotich (Bahrain).
Tuka won the second place behind Ayanleh Souleiman, with the time 1:45:72, while Souleiman passed with time 1:45:48.
The third place went to Boris Berian with time 1:45:87 and he also qualified in the semifinals.
Ranking of the first qualifying group of the race on the 800 meters:
There are a total of seven qualifying groups and the best three participants from each group and three additional athletes with the best time will qualify for the semifinals.
Semi-final race will be held in the night from Saturday to Sunday from 3:08 am to 3:30 am.
Take a look at the race!
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ogvm2_amel-tuka-izborio-polufinale-olimpijskih-igara_sport
(Source: klix.ba/faktor.ba)
