Worknesh Mesele & Tsige Duguma in the 800 final on Monday night

Worknesh Mesele & Tsige Duguma in the 800 final on Monday night

After three riveting semifinals on Sunday during the Paris Olympics, the final is set in the women’s 800 meters. Two Ethiopian athletes will compete in the nine-woman field at 21:47 on Monday, vying for a medal that night.

Worknesh Mesele and Tsige Duguma won their respective semifinal heats spectacularly, with world indoor champion Tsige clocking in at 1:57.47, her personal best. Worknesh Mesele punched her ticket to the final, finishing at 1:58.07, which was also her personal best performance in the 800m. World champion Kenyan Mary Moraa did so with a time of 1:57.86.

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