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Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei
Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei (born 24 July 1980) is a Kenyan retired Middle-distance runner, who won the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also won at the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Athletics, World indoor Championships in Moscow 2006 the 800 metres title, defeating Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and Olympic Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the course of the race. Career Bungei was ranked No.1 in the world over 800 m in 2002 and 2003. He has a personal best of 800 metres#All-time top 25 middle-distance runners, 1:42.34 minutes (Rieti 2002). At the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton he won a silver medal over 800 m, finishing behind Andre Bucher. While in school, he focused on sprints and decathlon, before concentrating on 800 metres running.Daily Nation, January 23, 2011Bungei, another jewel from the Kabirirsang factory/ref> He graduated from Samoei High School in 1998. At the 1998 World Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 World Championships In Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federations entered a total of 1,978 athletes, the greatest number of competitors at any World Championships to date. Sarah Brightman, the world's best-selling soprano, performed her single ''Running'' at the opening ceremony. Bidding process Having bid unsuccessfully to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, Osaka was one of three cities to express an interest in hosting the 2007 World Championships alongside Budapest, Hungary and Berlin, Germany. By the IAAF's October 1, 2002 deadline, Budapest and Berlin had both withdrawn their bids, and Osaka was announced as the host city on November 15, 2002 as the sole remaining candidate. Berlin later bid successfully for the 2009 World Championships. Major themes Doping concerns The IAAF stepped up its "war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |