This archive report was first published on 28 September 2019.
On Saturday, Kenya's 2013 World champion Eunice Sum made a strong impression at the Doha World Championships, qualifying for the women's 800m final.
Sum clocked a time of 2:00.10 to finish second in Heat 3, narrowly behind Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi who set a season best 1:59.35.
Ce'Aira Brown of the United States finished third in 2:00.12, securing a spot as one of the two fastest losers alongside Natoya Goule (2:00.33) of Jamaica.
Pre-competition favourite Ajee Wilson of the USA dominated Heat 2 with a time of 2:00.31, ahead of Rababe Arafi of Morocco who timed 2:00.80.
