There was a hope that Andreas Kramer would make it to the Olympic final – this as he broke the Swedish record for 800 meters several times during the spring.
The Swede opened offensively, but in the last lap the strength ran out and both Djamel Sedjati and Tshepiso Masalela passed Kramer. Then came almost the rest of the field as the Swede went from first place to finishing second last when he crossed the finish line in 1:46.52.
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– I wanted to give everything today and try to make it to a final, then I entered the second lap and was overtaken here and there and had to defend position. If I may guess a little in retrospect, it took a little too much effort out of me today, he says to SVT Sport.
He continues:
– The last fifty was hard, then I just see them running away from me. It’s tough opposition with the world number one and WC medalist.
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Hear Kramer’s post-race thoughts in the player above. Photo: Johanna Säll / BILDBYRÅN
Djamel Sedjati finished in 1:45.08 and directly qualified together with Tshepiso Masalela who was 25 hundredths behind Sedjati.
– It wouldn’t have been impossible to get on, but I knew it was a difficult task, I’m giving it my all. But it doesn’t always respond.
What will Kramer do now?
– I don’t have much to do here, but I get to check out the Eiffel Tower.
