Kenya's Emmanuel Korir won the men's 800 metres Olympic title with compatriot Ferguson Rotich taking silver.
Kenya's Emmanuel Korir won the Olympic 800m title from compatriot Ferguson Rotich.TOKYO - Kenya's Emmanuel Korir won the men's 800 metres Olympic title on Wednesday with compatriot Ferguson Rotich taking silver to put some gloss on their country's disappointing athletics medal haul at this Games.
Korir succeeds fellow Kenyan and two-time champion David Rudisha, who was unable to defend his title due to injury. Wilfried Bungei also won the title for Kenya at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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