{"id":1235,"date":"2016-09-28T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/middle-distance-diamond-race-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T06:07:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T06:07:00","slug":"middle-distance-diamond-race-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/middle-distance-diamond-race-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Distance: Diamond Race 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first two meetings of the men’s 800m Diamond Race set the tone for what would develop into one of the season’s best duels. Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich won in Shanghai, before Pierre-Ambroise Bosse hit back in Rabat.<\/p>\n

In Stockholm, the two went head to head, with Rotich just beating Bosse over the line. The Frenchman fought back with victory in London, however, and the two-way battle was balanced on a knife-edge as the pair prepared to clash at the Brussels final.<\/p>\n

In the end, neither won on the night in Belgium, but Rotich ahead of Bosse in fourth place, meaning he secured his first Diamond Trophy at the last.<\/p>\n

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The moment the final 16 #DiamondRace winners of 2016 were crowned at #BrusselsDL<\/link><\/span><\/p>\n

A photo posted by IAAF Diamond League (@diamondleagueathletics) on Sep 19, 2016 at 4:38am PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n