Kipruto, El-Bakkali clash headlines Rabat Diamond League
Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali (left) competes next to Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma in the men's 3000m steeplechase final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 2, 2021.
Kipruto, who will be featuring in his first Diamond League leg will be looking to better his performance ahead of the World Championships slated for July 15-24 in Eugene, USA
Kipruto has a personal best of 8:00.12 while Bakkali has the fastest time in the field of 7:58.15 followed by Ethiopia’s Lamech Girma (7:58.68) who is also the world silver medalist
Another race to watch will be the 800m race where the Olympic champion in the distance Emmanuel Korir who has a personal best of 1:42.05 will be launching his season
It will be a battle of titans when world champion Conseslus Kipruto and Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali clash during the 3,000m steeplechase race at Rabat Diamond League in Morocco on Sunday.
Kipruto, who will be featuring in his first Diamond League leg will be looking to better his performance ahead of the World Championships slated for July 15-24 in Eugene, USA.
