Men’s 800M Finals Live Stream 3PM; London 2012 Track and Field Olympics
Two Americans, two Kenyans, and one each from Sudan, Great Britain, Etheopia and Botswana will race for the men's 800-meter gold on day 13 of the Olympic Games.
The final competition, airing on Aug. 9 at 3 p.m. Eastern time, comes two days after the semifinals where Ethiopia's Mohammad Aman ranked first with 1:44.51 seconds. Abubaker Kaki came in third at the semifinals but ranked in first at the 800-meter round 1 on Monday.
The world record for the 800-meter was set by Kenyan David Rudisha in 2010, with a time of 1:41.01.
Americans Nick Symmonds and Duane Solomon barely qualified to make it to the finals, but on Thursday they have a chance prove why they belong there. Symmonds won four consecutive U.S. titles in the 800-meter and during the world record race by Rudisha in 2010, the 29-year-old finished with his best personal time of 1:43.76.
Solomon made his Olympic debut this summer and came in third place for the 800-meter sprint at the U.S. Trials. The U.S. has the most 2012 track and field Olympic medals, coming in with a total of 20.
Airing at 3:55 will be the men's 200-meter final, where Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake are each other's stiffest competitions for the gold medal.
Both games can be seen live at www.nbcolympics.com
