Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 1500m - Round 1 - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Michal Rozmys of Poland, Ismael Debjani of Belgium, Oliver Hoare of Australia, Cole Hocker of the United States, Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya and Abdelatif Sadiki of Morocco in action during Heat 1 REUTERS/Phil Noble
TOKYO (Reuters) - World champion Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya, a late addition to the Olympic team after initially failing to qualify, advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 1,500 metres in his quest for gold on Tuesday in a wet Olympic Stadium.
Cheruiyot began fast as is typical of the Kenyan and led for the majority of the race, only to ease off slightly at the end to finish second behind Belgium's Ismael Debjani.
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