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Balla impresses at 800m race

Published: 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 01:23 pm
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FROM LEFT: Nijel Amos of Botswana, David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya and Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla of Qatar compete during the heat 2 of the men’s 800 metres semi-final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, on Sunday. Balla finished on a respectable sixth position in the final with a time of 1:47.01, yesterday.

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