Kenyan trio of Mary and Sarah Moraa and Lilian Odira are set to take on the track this Friday, September 19, 2025, as the race for gold heats up in the Women’s 800m semi-finals.
The Kenyan trio made it through to the semifinal with Mary Moraa qualifying after finishing second in Heat 2 with a time of 1:58.44.

Anais Bourgoin of France won the Heat in 1:58.43.

According to the WAC’s schedule, Mary Moraa will be the first on the stage for the semifinals heat.

The 2024 Olympic 800m bronze medallist will compete in lane seven alongside Italy’s Elois Coor and Daily Gaspar of Cuba.

Others in the heat include Hunter Bell of Great Britain and Natoya Gullen-topin of Jamaica.

In heat 2, Lilian Odira will be out to test her resolve for a final appearance against a star-studded field comprising Tesgue Duguma of Ethiopia, Uganda’s Halima Nakaayi and Jessica Hull of Australia.

The Kenyan will run in lane six.

Kenya’s final competitor for a place in the final will see Sarah Moraa, fresh from getting reinstated in the Women’s semifinal star list, after a successful appeal to her semifinal exit, compete in line 1 against Oratile Nowa of Botswana and Worknesh Meshele in heat 3.

Qualification

The first heat will kick off at 2:43 pm before paving the way for Heat 2 at 2:52 pm.

The first two from each heat will advance to the final, plus the two athletes with the fastest finishers from the group also advancing to the final.

The 800 m finals will be staged on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

The trio seek to add to Kenya’s medal haul that was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, boosted further with another gold medal as Faith Cherotich stormed to victory in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase.

The youngster made her move with 600m to go, surging past Yavi after the final water jump with an electrifying kick. From there, she sprinted away, leaving the Bahrain star trailing almost five seconds behind. Yavi had to settle for silver in 8:56.46, while Ethiopia’s Sembo Almayew crossed third in a personal best of 8:58.86.

The victory delivered the country its fourth gold medal of the competition, coming after similar feats from Beatrice Chebet, Peres Jepchirchir in the Marathon and Faith Kipyegon.