“Let us talk on Saturday after the race,” a confident Asbel said. In the semis, Asbel was especially awesome, winning his heat in 3:39.73. Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi finished second just 0.15 behind Kiprop, edging out New Zealand’s 2008 Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis to third place in 3:39.96. Kenya’s Ronald Kwemoi won the second heat, shaking off Souleiman and USA’s two-time world championships medallist Matt Centrowicz on the home straight. Two top medals will be good news for Kenya’s Beijing 2015 world silver medallist Elijah Manangoi, who is nursing an injury he incurred in the first round heat.

Source: The Star August 20, 2016 02:15 UTC