Eunice Jepkoech Sum of Kenya reacts after winning the womens 800m race By OUR REPORTER LAUSANNE - World 800m champion Eunice Sum secured her fourth triumph in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday night to merge her lead in the IAAF Diamond League Series lead with 16 focuses. It was Kenyas night as quick climbing 3,000m steeplechase sensation Jairus Birech and World 5,000m silver medallist Mercy Cherono baffled their power for a prop of triumphs. Ronald Kwemoi shocked previous World silver medallist Silas Kiplagat in mens 1,500m race. Whole, who stays unbeaten since winning the World title in August a year ago in Moscow, gave back a seasons best of 1min,58.48sec after past wins in Doha (1:59.33), Rome (1:59.59) and Oslo (1:59.02). Kenyas Agatha Jeruto headed through the first lap in 54.96 yet Sum got to the front and kept her prompt the completion. Russias 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Yekaterina Poistogova was solid on the last lap yet completed second in 1:58.79. Ethiopian Tigist Assefa was third in a particular best of 1:59.24.Quick climbing Birech Quick climbing Birech won the mens 3,000m steeplechase in Lausanne. The race turned into a small time demonstrate, the Kenyan winning in 8:03.34. World silver medallist Conseslus Kipruto, who is making a rebound from a harm completed more than eight seconds behind in 8:11.93. In the wake of being headed through 1,000m in 2:39.80 and after that passing 2,000m in 5:21.62, it showed up as if Birech still had an opportunity to break the gathering record of 8:01.62, however dialed down. Birech, who won in Rome and Oslo, timing a world-heading 8:02.37 in the recent, extended his lead to 12 focuses. In ladies 3,000m, Ethiopias World Indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba kicked hard with 300 meters staying, opened up a little crevice, yet couldnt exactly shake off whatever remains of the field. Cherono, who won in New York, proceeded onward to her shoulder falling off the last curve and passed Dibaba with 50 meters to go, to win in 8:50.24. Kwemoi may not be a huge name, yet the 18-year-old Kenyan has never lost a 1,500m race. He kept up that record in Lausanne, beating a quality field that incorporated 2011 Kiplagat, Ethiopian record holder Aman Wote, USAs reality silver medallist Matt Centrowitz and Moroccos previous world indoor champion Abdalaati Iguider. Headed by the pacemakers through 800m in 1:51.06 and 1200m in 2:50.06, Kwemoi broke in the last lap to win.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:25:08 +0000
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