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Round 1 of 800ms: Rashid Ramzi Runs, All the Favorites Advance
by: Letsrun.com
August 30, 2007
Heat 1: Symmonds Advances
Sajad Moradi led through 400 in 51.27. Nick Symmonds of the US was in 4th.
On the backstretch Symmonds dropped into 5th. Heading off the final turn, Amine Laalou of Morocco was in the lead. Laalou would power home for the victory. Symmonds was boxed in lane 1 and would go wide to get outside of the box. He then moved up to secure the second automatic qualifying spot. Kleberson Davilde of Brazil and Belal Mansoor Ali (who was 11th in the 1500m final the night before) moved up well the final 100m on Symmonds but could not catch him. Davilde ended up third with the final automatic qualifying spot and Ali would miss going to the next round.
Group A - 30 august 2007 - 19:40
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 6 820 Amine Laalou MAR 1:46.00 Q
2 9 1140 Nick Symmonds USA 1:46.16 Q
3 2 394 Kleberson Davide BRA 1:46.17 Q
4 7 404 Belal Mansoor Ali BRN 1:46.34
5 4 432 Achraf Tadili CAN 1:46.73
6 8 680 Sajad Moradi IRI 1:46.75
7 5 1164 Mohammed Ahmed Al-Yafaee YEM 1:56.55
3 1006 Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD DNF
Intermediate Bib Athlete Nat Event
400m 680 Sajad Moradi IRI 51.27
Heat 2 Gary Reed Advances
Arnoud Okken of the Netherlands led at 400m in 51.55 as he was stalked by the favorite Canadian Gary Reed. Reed took the lead on the backstretch as things got crowded with 200m to go. Nabil Madi of Algeria moved up on Reed's outside on the turn but Reed accelerated on the turn to keep Madi in lane 2. Reed opened up a big gap coming off the turn. Madi closed the gap by the finish but Reed would win the heat in 1:46.00. Kenya's Justus Koech got the third automatic spot for the final.
Group B - 30 august 2007 - 19:46
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 4 428 Gary Reed CAN 1:46.00 Q
2 8 309 Nabil Madi ALG 1:46.02 Q
3 2 771 Justus Koech KEN 1:46.08 Q
4 9 518 Antonio Manuel Reina ESP 1:46.35
5 5 850 Arnoud Okken NED 1:47.23
6 7 342 Jeffrey Riseley AUS 1:47.44
7 6 984 Aunese Curreen SAM 1:47.72 (NR)
3 1070 Ivan Heshko UKR DNS
Intermediate Bib Athlete Nat Event
400m 850 Arnoud Okken NED 51.55
Heat 3: Rashid Ramzi Runs and Advances
The big news in heat 3 was that 2005 800m and 1500m World Champion Rashid Ramzi was on the starting line. Ramzi had said he was only going to contest the 1500m here, but after his 1500m silver medal the night before he was on the starting line. Ramzi's appearance made this a very tough heat as it also contained S. Africa's Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, the 2007 world leader.
Brazil's Fabiano Peçanha took it out in a quick 24.7. The pace lagged until 400, as he reached it in the lead in 52.04. The field was packed together with 200m to go. Mulaudzi took the lead coming off the turn and he and Ramzi and Bogdanov of Russia would get the automatic spots for the final.
Group C - 30 august 2007 - 19:52
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 7 938 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:45.56 Q
2 2 408 Rashid Ramzi BRN 1:45.64 Q (SB)
3 6 949 Dmitriy Bogdanov RUS 1:45.66 Q
4 3 401 Fabiano Peçanha BRA 1:45.77 q
5 5 464 Yeimer López CUB 1:46.28
6 9 1025 Mattias Claesson SWE 1:46.43 (PB)
7 4 502 Eugenio Barrios ESP 1:46.62
8 8 853 Bram Som NED 1:46.81
Intermediate Bib Athlete Nat Event
400m 401 Fabiano Peçanha BRA 52.04
Heat 4: Yego Wins, US Champ Robinson Gets by on Time
US Champ Khadevis Robinson went straight to the front and led at 200 (24.74), 400 (51.08) and 600 (1:18.01). Britain's Michael Rimmer moved up on Robinson on the turn but Robinson still led in the homestretch. Rimmer came past Robinson the final straight as did Alfred Yego of Kenya. Yego moved up fastest for the win (1:45.52) as Robinson struggled to secure the final qualifying spot. Robinson tightened up more the final 10 meters allowing Dmitrijs Milkevics to pass him. Robinson would advance to the semis on time.
Group D - 30 august 2007 - 19:58
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 6 780 Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:45.52 Q (SB)
2 5 605 Michael Rimmer GBR 1:45.66 Q
3 9 798 Dmitrijs Milkevics LAT 1:45.72 Q
4 7 1134 Khadevis Robinson USA 1:45.78 q
5 3 514 Manuel Olmedo ESP 1:45.90 q
6 8 1162 Eduard Villanueva VEN 1:46.33 (PB)
7 4 682 David Campbell IRL 1:46.47
8 2 376 Fadrique Iglesias BOL 1:48.42
Heat 5: Borzakovskiy and Bungei Advance but Mohammed Al Salhi is Most Impressive
The Sudan's Abubaker Kaki Khamis led at 400. 2001 World Silver Medallist (and World Ranked #1 in 2002 and 2003) Wilfred Bungei was in 3rd and Olympic champ Yuriy Borzakovskiy in 4th. Bungei seized the lead coming off the turn and he and Borzkovsky would move down the homestrech. But shooting down the track like a bullet was the tall Saudi Mohammed Al Alshi who got the win in 1:45.58.
Group E - 30 august 2007 - 20:04
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 7 785 Mohammed Al Salhi KSA 1:45.58 Q
2 3 950 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:45.79 Q
3 4 765 Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:45.79 Q
4 5 811 Yassine Bensghir MAR 1:45.90 q (SB)
5 8 986 Abdoulaye Wagne SEN 1:46.20 q
6 2 1007 Abubaker Kaki Khamis SUD 1:46.38
7 9 760 Masato Yokota JPN 1:47.16 (PB)
8 6 485 Mahamoud Farah DJI 1:49.06
Intermediate Bib Athlete Nat Event
400m 1007 Abubaker Kaki Khamis SUD 52.23
Heat 6: Youssef Saad Kamel (Billy Konchellah's son) Wins
Heat 6 featured Youssef Saad Kamel, son of 2 time Kenyan world champ, Billy Konchellah.
American Duane Solomon had a big lead at 200 and still led at 400 (51.97). Kamel smoothly glided by him on the backstretch and Solomon would continue to fade the rest of the way.
Kamel continued on the for the easy win as Abraham Chepkirwok of Uganda and Mohammad Al-Azemi of Kuwait got the final qualifying spots.
Group F - 30 august 2007 - 20:10
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 7 405 Youssef Saad Kamel BRN 1:45.25 Q
2 2 1063 Abraham Chepkirwok UGA 1:45.68 Q
3 3 794 Mohammad Al-Azemi KUW 1:45.85 Q
4 5 814 Mouhssin Chehibi MAR 1:46.16 q
5 6 1041 Samwel Mwera TAN 1:46.24 (SB)
6 8 1020 Jozef Repcìk SVK 1:46.53
7 9 1138 Duane Solomon USA 1:48.95
8 4 843 Souleymane Ould Chebal MTN 1:56.45 (SB)
Intermediate Bib Athlete Nat Event
400m 1138 Duane Solomon USA 51.97
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