Nijel Amos of Botswana was born on 15th of March 1994.
He has made incredible progress since placing 5th in the 800m at the 2011 World Youth Championships with a time of 1:47.28
In 2012 he won the World Junior Championships in Barcelona with a time of 1:43.79. At the London Olympics of 2012 Nijel came second in the one of the fastest 800m races ever with a time of 1:41.73, the same time as the world record set by Seb Coe in 1981 that stood until 1997. Only 2 athletes have ever run faster than 1:41.73! The previous fastest by a junior was Abubaker Kaki with a time of 1:42.69 in 2008.
Where is this young man going to be when the 2014 Olympics comes around?
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