Kenya's sole representative in the women's 800on in the Doha World Championships Eunice Sum sneaked through as one of the fasted losers after finishing fourth in Heat 2 of the qualifiers on Friday.
Sum, the 2013 Moscow Worlds champion, looked destined for a second place finish in the heat won by Raevyn Rogers of the United States in 2:02.01 before she slowed down, allowing Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (Great Britain, 2:02.09) and Morgan Mitchell (Australia, 2:02.13) to pass her at the finish line.
Sum clocked 2:02.17 to be amongst the six other fastest losers.
United States star Ajee Wilson won heat 1 in 2:02.10 with Uganda's Halimah Nakaayi second in 2:02.33 while Norwegian Hedda Hynne 2:02.49 finished third to seal the other automatic qualification slot.
Uganda's Winnie Nanyondo had the fastest time in the six heats, winning Heat 3 in 2:00.36 to launch her bid for the title. Nanyondo led from gun to tape in a race she controlled well.
