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Commonwealth and African champion Eunice Sum sealed her first win of 2015 in 2:00.28 to put her on track to defend the Diamond Race trophy
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800m Women: Striding Sum seals win number one

Last year’s Commonwealth and African champion Eunice Sum sealed her first win of 2015 in 2:00.28 to put her on track to defend the Diamond Race trophy she clinched by 13 points in 2014. Chased hard by compatriot Janeth Jepkosgei, the Kenyan who won 14 800m races last year strode away from a field of sub-2 minute runners to win by almost half a second. Morocco’s fast-finishing Malika Akkaoui stole through on the inside for second in 2:00.73 while Jepkosgei held on for third, the 2007 world champion clocking 2:01.14 ahead of USA’s World Relay gold medallist Molly Ludlow.