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Mary Moraa will be lining up for the women's 800m in Zurich with the main aim being to triumph over Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma who will race for the first time since the Paris Olympics.
There is no rest for Mary Moraa as the Kenyan middle-distance sensation has been confirmed for the Diamond League Meeting in Zurich.
After the Paris Olympic Games, the reigning world champion has not had enough rest and she will continue putting in the work to the end of the season. At the Olympics, she claimed a bronze medal, finishing third behind Keely Hodgkinson (gold) and Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma (silver).
In Zurich, the Commonwealth Games champion will renew her rivalry with Duguma, the breakout 800m runner who has enjoyed an amazing 2024 season. The Ethiopian started her season with a commanding win at the World Indoor Championships where she won the 800m in a time of 2:01.90.
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21:37 - 27.08.2024
World U20 Championships: Mary Moraa’s cousin the only Kenyan representative in 800m semis
Sarah Moraa advances to the 800m semis, but teammate Janet Jepkemoi exits after finishing last in her heat.
She extended the winning streak to the African Games, where she claimed top honours in the women’s 800m before finishing second at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix. She finished eighth at the Prefontaine Classic and seventh at the Diamond League Meeting in Oslo before stunning the world at the Paris Olympics with her silver medal.
Moraa was a favourite to win or finish second in the race but was pipped by Duguma who will be out to continue her dominant exploits at the Diamond League Meeting in Zurich. She has yet to race since her exit from the Paris Olympics.
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However, Moraa has competed twice since the Olympics, winning the 800m at the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne before finishing third in 1,000m in Silesia last weekend.
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17:25 - 09.08.2024
Mary Moraa reveals next target following bronze medal win at Paris Olympics
Mary Moraa has shared what she will be aiming at next following her third place finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
She heads to Zurich with the course record in mind and will be plotting revenge on Duguma for denying her a moment of glory in Paris.
The duo will be joined by Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie, who was also a favourite to impress at the Olympics, but failed to live up to the billing. Reekie finished fifth in the semifinal of the women’s 800m to miss out on a slot in the final.
She finished third at the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne in the 800m then upgraded to second-place finish in the 1,000m at the Meeting in Silesia.
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