Kenya’s Dorcus Ewoi ran a season-best time in the women’s 1500m, after finishing third at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday, 23 August.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsEwoi, who stunned the world by claiming silver at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year, was well within metres of grasping her first Diamond League victory, only to lose momentum at the home-straight, to finish in a time of 3:55.58.##NAJAVA_MECA_9907455##Having held to second-place behind home favorite Klaudia Kazimierska for much of the race, Ewoi looked set for one of her finest victories when she took the lead just metres after the bell, and through to the final 200m.The 29-year-old would, however, not have enough left in the tank to fend off a chasing pack as she went through the final bend, ultimately seeing Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma and Australia’s Jessica Hull get past her to take the top two positions.Silesia DL: Edmund Serem suffers worst finish of the year as El Bakkali endures rare defeatDuguma, an Olympic silver medalist over 800m, came from a long way back to pip both Ewoi and Hull in the final 50 metres, taking victory in a meeting record and personal best time of 3:55.06.©Wanda Diamond League/XHull, on the other hand, came second in a season-best time of 3:55.20.Meanwhile in the men’s 1500m race, Kenya’s Phanuel Koech was also pipped in the final metres to finish second in a time of 3:31.14.Odira set for yet another heavyweight showdown at Zurich Diamond LeagueKoech, only 19, took the bell in the lead – and ahead of European Champion over 5000m Jakob Ingebrigtsen – but to lose his grip on the home-straight, allowing USA’s Ethan Strand to streak away to a surprise win, and only second Diamond League victory, in a season-best time of 3:30.77.©Nelson Carter Jr/XHis American compatriot Cole Hocker followed Koech closely in third, clocking 3:31.16.The only other Kenyan in the field – Reynold Cheruiyot – was a disappointing 13th, timing 3:37.37.
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