Breaking: The Olympic Development Men's 800m Field Announced For Penn
Breaking: The Olympic Development Men's 800m Field Announced For Penn
The Penn Relays introduced on Thursday the men's Olympic Development field for 800 meters, featuring two-time World 1,500m finalist Mario Garcia Romo
Ten men representing seven nations will comprise the Olympic Development men's 800 meter field at The Penn Relays on Saturday, April 27, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, the Penn Relays announced on Thursday.
Among them will include two-time World 1,500m finalist Mario Garcia Romo, who's coming off a sixth-place finish at the distance at the World Championships in Budapest this past August.
Americans Vincent Crisp, Luciano Fiore and Sam Ellis will also be among the field, while 19-year-old Kenyan Noah Kibet and his compatriot Festus Lagat and Great Britain's Kyle Langford, who reached the semifinal of the 800m at the World Championships last year, will also star.
Luis Peralta, a former Oregon athlete who graduated from Passaic high school in New Jersey, will also feature.
The full field:
| Country | Athlete |
|---|---|
| USA | Vincent Crisp |
| USA | Luciano Fiore |
| USA | Sam Ellis |
| Kenya | Festus Lagat |
| Kenya | Noah Kibet |
| Japan | Sho Kawamoto |
| Spain | Mario Garcia Romo |
| Great Britain | Kyle Langford |
| Dominican Republic | Luis Peralta |
| Jamaican | Navasky Anderson |
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