Olympics 2020

Cheruiyot advances, Tefera out in first men’s 1500m prelim

By NBC Olympics

Published August 2, 2021 5:26 PM

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Reigning world champion Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya was beat at the line by Belgium’s Ismael Debjani but still advanced to the semis; Ethiopia’s Samuel Tefera, 2018 world indoor champ, finished ninth and missed the cut.

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