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Olympics-Athletics-Korir extends Kenya's 800m dominance

By Omar Mohammed
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 800m - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir of Kenya celebrates crossing the finish line to win gold ahead of bronze medallist, Patryk Dobek of Poland REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

TOKYO (Reuters) -Kenya's Emmanuel Korir won the Olympic men's 800 metres gold medal on Wednesday, extending the East African nation's dominance of an event they have now won four times in a row.

His compatriot Ferguson Rotich took silver and Patryk Dobek of Poland claimed the bronze.

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