Nairobi — Pamela Jelimo vacated the women 800m Olympics title as her Beijing bridesmaid Janeth Jepkosgei took the wooden spoon as Kenya's heartache at London 2012 continued apace on Saturday night.
It was a shocking sight to behold for the country as her famed history makers four years ago paled under the fleet feet of Russian pair, Mariya Savinova (1:56.19) who dethroned Jelimo from the Olympics throne and compatriot Ekaterina Poistogova (1:57.53) who took the bronze with South Africa's Caster Semenya homestretch sprint landing silver in 1:57.23.
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