2016 Olympic Games

Women's 800 Qualifiers: Ajee Wilson, Kate Grace, All Favorites Move On

Women's 800 Qualifiers: Ajee Wilson, Kate Grace, All Favorites Move On

Among the Americans, Ajee Wilson qualified automatically, Kate Grace advanced on time, and Chrishuna Williams did not move on. Here are the rest of your qua

Aug 17, 2016 by Dennis Young
Women's 800 Qualifiers: Ajee Wilson, Kate Grace, All Favorites Move On
Among the Americans, Ajee Wilson qualified automatically, Kate Grace advanced on time, and Chrishuna Williams did not move on. Here are the rest of your qualifiers for tomorrow night's women's 800m semifinals:


Automatic qualifiers
1:58.38 Melissa Bishop (CAN)
1:58.44 Marina Arzamasova (BLR)
1:59.00 Selina Buchel (SUI)
1:59.31 Caster Semenya (RSA)
1:59.44 Ajee Wilson (USA)
1:59.66 Margaret Wambui (KEN)
1:59.83 Eunice Sum (KEN)
1:59.84 Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)
1:59.91 Nataliia Lupu (UKR)
2:00.04 Lovisa Lindh (SWE)
2:00.42 Angelika Cichocka (POL)
2:00.45 Yesneysi Santiusti (ITA)
2:00.83 Lynsey Sharp (GBR)
2:00.99 Amela Terzic (SRB)
2:01.58 Joanna Jozwik (POL)
2:01.65 Winny Chebet (KEN)

Time qualifiers
1:58.99 Habitam Alemu (ETH)
1:59.12 Noelie Yarigo (BEN)
1:59.67 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (GBR)
1:59.78 Halimah Nakaayi (UGA)
1:59.80 Nataliia Pryshchepa (UKR
1:59.93 Chunyu Wang (CHN)
1:59.96 Kate Grace (USA)
2:00.00 Renee Eykens (BEL)

All of the major favorites--Caster Semenya, Margaret Wambui, Francine Niyonsaba, Melissa Bishop, and Marina Arzamasova--advanced automatically. The semis are tomorrow night and the final is Saturday night. 

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