Rotich clocked 1:43.47, behind America’s Donovan Brazier who won gold with 1:42.34, and Amel Tuka of Bosnia at 1:43.82. Uganda was perfectly poised to make history, as it had two finalists in the race,the first time the country was featuring in the World Championships finals. Her winning time of two hours, 32 minutes, 43 seconds was the slowest ever to win the world championships. If an athlete fails to take the tests, they are definitely out of the (world) championships,” Athletics Kenya Vice President in charge of competitions Paul Mutwii told Reuters. The documentary, shown less than a week before the start of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, also featured a doctor who said he had treated eight runners.

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2019 03:00 UTC