Musaeb Abdulrehman fails to qualify for 800m final

Qatar’s long distance runner Musaeb Abdulrehman failed to sparkle in the second heat of the 800m semifinals at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. World record holder David Rudisha of Kenya produced a sublime run to win the heat followed by home hope Andrew Osagie. Both qualified for the finals. Rudisha finished with a time of 1:44.35 while Osagie ended the heat in 1:44.74. Qatar's Musaeb clocked 1:47.52 while Hamad Mohamed of Egypt finished a notch behind with 1:48.18. Musaeb started with promise, challenging the group in the first 400m, but lost pace thereafter. From : Qatar Olympic Committee