Abraham Rotich gained his first international experience at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon , South Korea , where he originally won the bronze medal, but was later disqualified for violating a lane marker. The following year he was seventh at the Arab Championships in Manama and qualified for the World Championships in Beijing , where he was eliminated with 1: 48.61 min in the semifinals . In 2016 he qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where he was disqualified in the preliminary stages. In 2017 he finished eighth in 1: 47.46 minutes at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku . In 2018 he again took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta , where he finished fifth in 1: 47.05 min. In 2019 he finished seventh over 800 meters at the Arab Championships in Cairo and won the bronze medal over 1500 meters in 3: 44.34 minutes. Two weeks later he won the Asian Championships in Doha over 1500 meters in 3: 42.85 minutes and was eliminated over 800 meters with 1: 53.07 minutes in the semifinals. He received a bye for the World Championships , which also took place in Doha, and was eliminated there with 3: 45.19 minutes in the lead-up . Then he won the bronze medal over 800 meters behind the Poles Michał Rozmys and Cornelius Tuwei from Kenya at the Military World Games in Wuhan in 1: 49.36 minutes .
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