Rio 2016: Alex Amankwah fails to qualify in Men’s 800m

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Ghana’s Alex Amankwah has joined the country’s 2016 Olympians who have failed to make it beyond their first attempt. Alex Amankwah on Friday, August 12 raced in Lane 4 in Heat 6 of the Men’s 800m. 

He finished second from bottom in a time of 1:50.33 seconds. He could only beat Moroccan Abdelati El Guesse, who did not finish the race after pulling a muscle about 400 meters into the race. Canadian Brandon McBride won the heat in 1:45.99 sec while Poland’s Marcin Lewandowski and Irish Mark English joined him as qualifiers into the semi-final. 

Defending champion David Rudisha was on the tracks in Heat 3, which he comfortably won in a leading time of 1:45.09 sec. The shocker came in Heat 5, where 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Nijel Amos of Botswana placed 7th. 

Source: 3news.com|Ghana

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