Tadili Takes Silver in Melbourne
TSN
March 23, 2006
Tadili posted a time of one minute 46.93 in the 800, outleaning John Litei Nkamasiai at the line to beat the Kenyan by just five hundredths of a second. "The last metre I'm hungry. I'm more hungry than him maybe so," said Tadili, from Montreal.
The 25-year-old Tadili made a gutsy move with 400 metres to go. Sitting in sixth through the first lap, he took the lead in the span of a few strides at the bell, and held on until the gold medallist passed him with 100 metres to go. "Before the race I knew that the three Kenyans would work together to finish top three, so I did the smart race and keep myself just between," said Tadili. "And I felt great in the race, especially before the (final) 400, so I decided to take the lead and give all. Read Full Story
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