Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot, Oliver Hoare of Australia, Alexis Miellet of France and Samuel Tefera of Ethiopia in action during Heat 1 of men's 1500 at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, yesterday. [Reuters]World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot thought his Olympics dream was over when he finished fourth at the national trials. And yesterday, Cheruiyot was happy to have put all that behind as he qualified for tomorrow’s semi-finals. The world champion led two other Kenyans Abel Kipsang and Charles Simotwo in booking the slot in the next round of the competition. “This is my first Olympics and I am very happy to have qualified for the semi-finals.

Source: Standard Digital August 03, 2021 21:22 UTC