{"id":6561,"date":"2017-01-21T15:19:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2017-01-21T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T19:26:54","slug":"emmanuel-korir-sets-world-indoor-600m-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-athletics-news-3\/emmanuel-korir-sets-world-indoor-600m-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Korir sets world indoor 600m record"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/athletics\/images\/emmanuel-korir2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>Korir after setting the record<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previously unknown Emmanuel Korir has thrust himself into global fame by coming from nowhere to break the world indoor 600m record. Korir, who is a student at the University of Texas El Paso , he finish line in 1:14.97, shaving 0.15 seconds off the previous record set by Nico Motchebon of Germany back in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Korir took the lead just before the bell sounded for the final lap and started to open a lead on his rivals. A lead that increased significantly with each stride. By the finish line, he was 2.5 seconds ahead of the second placed finisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKorir is a very special and talented athlete. His best event is the 800m so the 600m is a good prep,\u201d said UTEP head coach Mika Laaksonen. \u201cWith his stamina and his speed, that\u2019s the end result. I can\u2019t wait to see what he does in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Korir showed his intentions earlier when clocking 1:46.50 for 800m in his first ever indoor race. His outdoor best is 1:46.94, set at last year\u2019s Kenyan Olympic Trials. 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