The Olympic champion Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir at the Mohammed VI International Athletics Meeting

The Kenyan athlete Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir, 800-metre specialist, and 2021 Olympic champion in Tokyo, will be present at the 13th edition of the Mohammed VI International Athletics Meeting, which will take place on the 5th of June, at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat.

In January 2017, in Albuquerque, the Olympic champion set the world’s best indoor performance of all time in 600 m, covering the distance in 1:14.97, before raising his personal record in 400 m to 44:53, a few days after competing in the official competition for the first time.