Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London

Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 1:44AM

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Rotich, who officially turned 19 on June 26, has been improving rapidly. Rotich ran 1:47.89 last year, and ran his 1:43.62 in Liege on Thursday, winning by almost 2 full seconds. Here in this video he ran 1:44.46 on May 28. Rotich looks to me like he's going to be another great one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAjwCnjjwTQ

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 3:08AM - in reply to Iailwah

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Here's the video from Liege yesterday. Pacer Matt Scherer produces yet again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSBkVI0rvCY

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 3:21AM - in reply to butterthumb

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Thanks for that video. I guess Abraham is being called Kipchichir here, but whatever his name, he looks tremendous.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 4:40AM - in reply to Iailwah

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RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 5:33AM - in reply to ita over

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With 1:43.62 he just ran a new Kenya Junior Record, bettering Japhet Kimutai's 1:43.64 from 1997.

Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich was not able to qualify for the World Junior Championship in 2010, where he managed third in his heat.

In 2011 he was second at the National Secondary Schools Championship (in 1:46.4) behind Timothy Kitum and ahead of Leonard Kosencha but was not selected in the team to World Youth Champ in Lille due to injury.

This year he finished second at the Junior Trials behind Edwin Kiplagat but again was not selected for the World Junior Championsip in Barcelona because AK gave a wild card to Timothy Kitum*. He also managed a fourth place at the Kenyan Olympic Trials. He is now ranked #3 in Kenya this year (#26 All Time).

His Progression:

2010 - 1:50.76
2011 - 1:46.4h
2012 - 1:43.62 (NJR)

*since Kitum is now qualified for the OG in London we may see Rotich in Barcelona

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 5:35AM - in reply to Richard Evans

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Actually Kosencha held the Kenyan Junior Record with 1:43.60

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RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 9:52AM - in reply to Richard Evans

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The IAAF article states he's is 25 not 19.

http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=65597.html

IAAF article says:

Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich finished only fourth in the Kenyan Olympic 800m trials and can not compete in London later this year. But the 25 year old Kenyan remains eager to run fast races in the upcoming weeks. Kipchirchir Rotich was the only athlete able to follow the pace set by Matt Scherer and broke away with 300m to go.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 9:59AM - in reply to Iailwah

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glad he won't be there! He looks 21 to me.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 10:24AM - in reply to rojo

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I really think that Kipchirchir is in his twenties as many of the Kenyan's/Ethiopians claiming to be 17-19 aren't really that age. Some of them don't really know when they were born.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 10:57AM - in reply to Kipkech

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http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=ken/athcode=265284/index.html

Nah.....stop hating! people thought Eliud Kipchoge was old when he won world champ 2003.....seems to me that was his actual age...Well, He can smoke anyone apart from Rudisha. He is not getting any unfair advantage. I hate when people talk about he peaked to early or he is old....while El-G dominated from indoors to outdoors, same to Bekele, Lagat and more world best runners! peak to early or he is old is american excuses. As long as he is not running Junior races who cares....Go Rotich

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 11:31AM - in reply to Kipkech

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Kipkech wrote:

I really think that Kipchirchir is in his twenties as many of the Kenyan's/Ethiopians claiming to be 17-19 aren't really that age. Some of them don't really know when they were born.

Many of them know exactly when they were born, but they also know the rules for competing in junior events and are aware that 'teenage prodigies' are a lot more marketable than 25 year olds.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 11:32AM - in reply to Kiprop4Gold

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Iaaf maybe said 25 because his ID was listed as 87 on the results. Does it line up? They really are just ID numbers, not birth years (Scherer and Martin's #s are off)

http://www.timetronics.be/results/luik2012/event024h01.html

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/6/2012 12:20PM - in reply to dunno

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True dat! them using ID

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/7/2012 2:57PM - in reply to Kiprop4Gold

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he ran 1:43.17 today.

Running on Empathy

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/7/2012 2:59PM - in reply to ita over

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ita over wrote:

"19"

Yep, very suspect.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/7/2012 3:35PM - in reply to Running on Empathy

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time corrected to 1:43.15 today, regardless of his age that is fast.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/7/2012 3:49PM - in reply to douglas burke

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douglas burke wrote:

time corrected to 1:43.15 today, regardless of his age that is fast.

Link: http://www.timetronics.be/results/nacht2012/schedule.html

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/8/2012 9:02PM - in reply to Moronic

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races in france on tuesday against leonal manzano, duane solomon others. http://www.meeting-sotteville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/start-list-SOTTEVILLE-8-07-2012-chart%C3%A9e.pdf

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/8/2012 10:31PM - in reply to douglas burke

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I just realized Manzano has a faster 800m PR than Soloman and Manzano has never consided himself an 800m runner. 25 years ago we had almost a half dozen 1:43x 800m runners and now we have just one.

RE: Abraham Rotich: 19 Year Old Runs 1:43.62, Won't Be In London 7/20/2012 1:52PM - in reply to TrackCoach

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bump because he just ran 1:43.1 to win Monaco Diamond League 800m