Kenya: Moraa Moves Closer to Olympics Gold With Win in Women’s Semi

Nairobi — World champion Mary Moraa cruised into the final of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympics after winning the first semi-final on Sunday evening at the Stade de France.

Moraa clocked 1:57.86 in first, ahead of Ethiopia’s Worknesh Mesele (1:58.06) and Cuban Daily Cooper Gaspar (1:58.39) in second and third respectively.

Kenya’s other representatives in the one-lap race, Lilian Odira and Vivian Chebet, missed out on a place in the final after failing to clinch the top two places in their…