There has been too much heat in Japan, but at least it was raining during my race and the heat was not too much,” Cheruiyot said. Cheruiyot now says he will sit down with his compatriots after the semi-finals on Thursday to see how they can work together and win the gold medal. Kipsang won heat two in 3:40.68, but Charles Simotwo had to painfully wait to know if he had qualified from heat three after finishing 10th in 3:27.26. In the end, he qualified though as one of the six fastest losers after the three heats. 1,500m gold is one medal that Kenyans will be hoping they will win at these Olympics, considering the last time a Kenyan won was in 2008 in Beijing through Asbel Kiprop.

Source: Standard Digital August 03, 2021 03:21 UTC