Sum extends dominance, Rudisha loses to Nigel again
What you need to know:
- Rudisha lost to Nijel Amos from Botswana again in a repeat of the previous meet in Lausanne.
- Sum had in her previous race set the Stade de France alight with a world lead of 1:56.99 at the Paris meet on July 4.
- Birech, winner in Shanghai, Oslo and Paris, had expressed fears that he could miss the London event after he fell sick earlier this week but recovered in time for the race.
- Amos, who beat Rudisha in Lausanne, repeated the feat again in 1:44.57, relegating the Olympic champion to second in 1:44.67.
World 800m champion Eunice Sum claimed her fourth victory in the Diamond League Series this season as the London Grand Prix went down on Saturday at the Olympic Stadium.
World 5,000m silver medallists Mercy Cherono and Conselsus Kipruto won their first races while world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop continued his dominance over the race to triumph on a day that memories of the 2012 London Olympics failed to inspire the Olympic 800m champion and world record-holder David Rudisha.
Rudisha lost to Nijel Amos from Botswana again in a repeat of the previous meet in Lausanne.
Bolstered by victories from Shanghai, Eugene and Paris, Sum, who is also the Commonwealth and Africa champion, glided yet to another win in 1 minute 58.44 seconds, beating Dutch Hassan Sifan to second place in 1:59.46 as Lynsey Sharp settled third in 1:59.57. Sifan won the Birmingham and Lausanne legs of the Diamond League in 1,500m.
WORLD LEAD
Sum had in her previous race set the Stade de France alight with a world lead of 1:56.99 at the Paris meet on July 4.
It was a scintillating battle as Cherono, who has not won this season, powered from behind to beat American Molly Huddle, winning the 5,000m race in 14:54.81. Huddle, who ran from the front the whole race, had to settle second in 14:57.42. Another Kenyan Janet Kisa, came third in 15:10.66.
It was a hotly contested battle among Kenyan steeplechasers, Kipruto won the 3000m steeplechase race in 8:09.47, beating Diamond League Series leader Jairus Birech to second in 8:09.81 as Paul Kipsiele came in third in 8:12.13. It was an inspiring victory from Kipruto, who claimed third place in Paris and Eugene respectively and second in Oslo.
Birech, winner in Shanghai, Oslo and Paris, had expressed fears that he could miss the London event after he fell sick earlier this week but recovered in time for the race.
The men’s 1,500m results were a replica of the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. The race came down to the last 100m but its Kiprop, who chalked a great victory in 3:54.87, beating World 1,500m silver medallist, American Matthew Centrowitz to second in 3:55.03. World bronze medallist Ayanleh Souleiman from Djibouti was third in 3:55.06.
Amos, who beat Rudisha in Lausanne, repeated the feat again in 1:44.57, relegating the Olympic champion to second in 1:44.67.
