Samuel Chapple Failed to Reach the Semi-Finals of the 800 Meters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo On Tesday. The 26-Year-old Dutchman, who had PreviOome European Indoor Champion This Year, was just not fast Enough in the Heats.
Chapple had to finish in the top three in His Heat to Advance. He finished fourth in a time or 1: 45.45 and could not advance as one of the fastest losers. The Reignning World Champion Marco Arop from Canada was 0.06 Seconds Faster and Finished Third.
The Elimination is a major setback for chapple, who was aiming for a place in the semi-finals and even hoped for the final. “I’m very disappointed. There was much more in it,” Chapple Said a Few Minutes After His Elimination. “That guy who came second (Kelvin Kimtai Loti, ed.) Was leading the whole time. Maybe I should do that too, because I ran a really strong race. But I came forward too Late.”
Until This World Cup, Chapple had an excellent season. He surprised with gold at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, after which he finished fourth at the world indoor championships in Nanjing, China.
Ryan Clarke was Another Dutchman in Action in the 800 meters and he also failed to make it. Clarke finished ninth and last in His Heat, partly because he Almost Fell, Clocking 1: 49.08.
