Rudisha, the world record holder, will renew his rivalry with his compatriots Rotich and former world junior champion Alfred Kipketer. “Despite being my first race, I am looking forward to a good performance,” said Rudisha who has 1:40.91 world mark. After Shanghai, Rudisha will head to Jamaica for the Racers Meet and back to Ostrava for the World Challenge before returning back home for the national trials. World steeplechase champion Hyvin Kiyeng who set world lead and meet record time of 9:00.12 in the season opener in Doha last weekend is upbeat of extending her good performances to Shanghai. She beat Olympic and world record holder Kenya-born Bahrain runner Ruth Jebet, who finished third.

Source: The Star May 08, 2017 21:22 UTC