Rudisha, Gatlin Shine At Diamond League Opener

[Shola Sholaz]

Kenya's world and Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha was one of 11 athletes to register year-best performances as the Diamond League opened in Doha at the start of a world championship season.
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Rudisha won in 1min 43.87sec with Ethiopia's Mohammed Aman, the only man to have beaten the Kenyan in the last three years, taking second in 1:44.21.
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The Kenyan broke his own world record at the London Olympics last summer with a time of 1:40.91.
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"It's a season-best, but I can do better in the coming weeks," said Rudisha.
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In the men's 100m, America's 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin won in Doha for the second successive year.