DOHA, Qatar – Former UTEP track and field NCAA Champion
Emmanuel Korir garnered his first 800m win of the season at the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Diamond League in Doha, Qatar on Friday.
Kenya swept the 800m with Korir leading the pack by crossing the finish line to take gold with a time of 1:45.21. His time beat that of American Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy (1:47.22) and World Indoor champ Adam Kszczot (Poland, 1:46.70) and 1,500m world champ Elijah Manangoi (Kenya, 1:45.60).
Current Miner and sophomore
Michael Saruni still holds the No.1 time in the world this year with a clocking of 1:43.25, setting the NCAA record at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Ariz.
The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field competitions, held throughout Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. The top-eight athletes at each meet are awarded points (8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1) that determine which athletes qualify for the discipline finals in Zurich, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium.
Athletes who win at the finals are declared IAAF Diamond League Champions.
This is the second Diamond League win under Korir's belt, after he claimed the 800m in Fontvieille, Monaco, in 2017.
The next Diamond League event will be held in Shanghai, China, on May 12.
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2018 IAAF Diamond League Schedule:
May 4 – Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix – Doha, Qatar
May 12 – Shanghai Golden Grand Prix – Shanghai, China
May 26 – Prefontaine Classic – Eugene, Oregon, United States
May 31 – Golden Gala – Rome, Italy
June 7 – ExxonMobil Bislett Games – Oslo Norway
June 10 – Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics – Stockholm, Sweden
June 30 – Meeting Areva – Saint-Denis, France
July 5 – Athletissima – Lausanne, Switzerland
July 13 – Meeting International Mohammed VI – Rabat, Morocco
July 20 – Herculis – Fontvieille, Monaco
July 22 – London Grand Prix – London, United Kingdom
August 18 – British Athletics Grand Prix – Birmingham, United Kingdom
August 30 – Weltklasse – Zurich, Switzerland
August 31 – AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme – Brussels, Belgium
