Kenyan runners sparkle in Doha
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DOUBLE world champion Asbel Kiprop and fellow Kenyan Hellen Obiri launched the new Diamond League season with sparkling displays in Doha on Friday.
Kiprop won a fast-paced 1,500 meters in a meet-record 3 minutes 29.18 seconds. Compatriot Silas Kiplagat was second in 3:29.70 as six men dipped under 3:31.
Obiri, women’s world 1,500 bronze medalist, shattered the African record in the 3,000 as she clocked 8:20.68, the fastest time ever by a non-Chinese runner.
Fellow Kenyan Mercy Cherono was second in 8:21.14. World indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia, who has dominated the indoor season, ran a personal-best 8:26.21 but finished sixth.
Olympic and world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica edged Nigerian Blessing Okagbare to win the women’s 100 in 11.13 seconds.
World champions LaShawn Merritt and David Oliver also posted victories. Merritt took the 400 in 44.44 seconds and fellow American Oliver was first in the 110 hurdles in 13.23 seconds.
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