{"id":6242,"date":"2016-06-18T00:24:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T04:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=6242"},"modified":"2016-06-18T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T16:46:46","slug":"ferguson-cheruiyot-beats-strong-field-in-stockolm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-athletics-news-3\/ferguson-cheruiyot-beats-strong-field-in-stockolm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferguson Cheruiyot beats strong field, Rudisha struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/athletics\/images\/ferguson-stocko-16.png\" width=\"483\" height=\"322\" \/><br \/>\n800m runner Ferguson Cheruiyot is currently in the best form of his life. He won the men&#8217;s 800m at the Stockolm Diamond League meet, beating a strong field that included compatriot David Rudisha, Frenchman Pierre Ambrose and Adam Kszczot of Poland<\/p>\n<p>It was Rudisha who took the lead after the first lap, leading until the back straight when he was challenged by Ambrose. Rudisha fought gamely to keep his lead until the final straight when he was passed by three runners.<\/p>\n<p>Cheruiyot\u00a0 turned on the after-burners in the last 50 metres and outpaced them all to win his second diamond league race. The win leaves Cheruiyot as a candidate for a\u00a0medal in this event at the Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Rudisha struggled but then again he always seems to struggle in rainy conditions. His form is OK judging by how he wan the 600m race at Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a bit disappointed. I came here to run fast but the weather today was not so great, these are not my conditions. I am really in good form so I am a bit sad I can\u2019t run far in these conditions. I still have one race and I know I am in in 1:43-1:42 shape.\u201d he said<\/p>\n<h2>Race Video<\/h2>\n<h2>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HmpHoX0xSDw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/athletics\/\"><br \/>\nBack to Kenya Athletics Page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-athletics-news-3\/ferguson-cheruiyot-beats-strong-field-in-stockolm\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>800m runner Ferguson Cheruiyot is currently in the best form of his life. 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