Kenya: Asbel Tops Race

OLYMPIC and World 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop powered his way to victory in the mile at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon over the weekend.

Kiprop had come to the event looking for a meet record but fell short, clocking 3:49.40. Ethiopia's Mekkonen Gebremedhin was second in 3:50.17, just holding off the 19-year-old Djibouti sensation Ayanleh Soulemain who finished third in 3:50.21.

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