NAIROBI — Kenya’s Susan Ejore certified for the finals of the ladies’s 1500m on the ongoing World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.
America-based runner clocked 4:12.41 in Warmth 1 of the ladies’s 1500m on Friday afternoon to e book her ticket within the ultimate.
Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay received the Warmth after stopping the timer at 4:11.87, forward of second-placed Sinclaire Johnson of the US, who ran 4:12.18.
Ejore joins Lilian Odira, Noah Kibet and Alex Ngeno who secured their berths to the semi-finals of the 800m on the opening day of the worldwide showdown.
Odira clocked 2:04.46 to complete second in Warmth 1 of the ladies’s 800m, received by Portugal’s Patricia Silva who ran 2:04.44, in a tightly contested race.
Ethiopia’s Habitam Alemu additionally certified from the identical race after clocking 2:04.48 to clinch third place.
However, Kibet — the 2022 World Indoor silver medalist — timed 1:48.31 to complete second in Warmth 4 of the lads’s 800m.
American Josh Hoey triumphed in 1:48.14 as Italian Giovanni Lazzaro got here third in 1:48.75.
Ngeno additionally completed second in Warmth 5 of the lads’s 800m, clocking 1:48.17, behind winner, Jakub Dudycha of the Czech Republic, who stopped the timer at 1:48.04.
Poland’s Patryk Sieradzki additionally certified after clocking 1:48.20 in third place.
