Moraa hopes to lead 800m team with victory drink on the final day

Kenya will be hoping that the trio of Mary Moraa, Lilian Odira and Sarah Moraa will sweep the podium...
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Kenya's Mary Moraa, Lilian Odira, and Sarah Moraa are set to compete in the 800m final at the ongoing 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, aiming to secure medals on the final day for their nation. Mary Moraa, the defending champion, is particularly focused on leading her teammates to a strong finish.
- Three Kenyan women – Mary Moraa, Lilian Odira, and Sarah Moraa – are competing in the 800m final.
- Mary Moraa is the defending champion from 2023 Budapest and will face Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, who defeated her at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
- The trio hopes to emulate the success of the 1500m team, which secured two medals.
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Kenyan athletes Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru achieved victories at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, September 21, 2025, securing a Kenyan double. President William Ruto congratulated the duo for their wins in the German capital. At the world championships in Tokyo, Kenya's Lilian Odira unexpectedly won the women's 800 metres title, setting a new championship record. Odira overhauled Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson in the final. Prior to the race, Odira, alongside defending champion Mary Moraa and Sarah Moraa, were set to compete in the 800m final for Kenya.








