Rio de Janeiro – Moroccan athlete Mostafa Smaili booked Friday a semi-finals place in the 800m on the first day of Olympic athletics action.
Smaili , bronze medalist at the World Junior Championship, finished second of the 5th qualifying round with a time of 1:49.29 behind the 2012 Olympic champion in the 1500m, Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi (1: 49.17 ).
The semifinals of the 800m are scheduled for Sunday.
With MAP
