I didn t have any strategy, said Korir. I just thought I would try and follow and see what would happen. There was nobody who wanted to take the pace, so I just said I was going to control it. The Australian guy, he did something good for me.
Peter Bol of Team Australia reacts after the Men s 800m Final. (Getty)
While Bol missed an Olympic medal, he had already made history by being in the final; Australia s first contender in the race for 53 years. The 27-year-old did himself great credit and was lavished with praise. Peter Bol, Take a bow. Bold race, forced into the pace setter. Held on so bloody long!! Brilliant 4th place, Paralympics athletics icon Kurt Fearnley wrote on Twitter.
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