{"id":7465,"date":"2018-06-11T21:23:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T01:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=7465"},"modified":"2018-06-11T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T01:23:04","slug":"rotich-with-commanding-win-in-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-athletics-news-3\/rotich-with-commanding-win-in-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotich with commanding win in Stockholm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ferguson Rotich is on the comeback trail. After a disappointing couple of seasons, he is rising to elite status. After finishing second at the PreFontaine classic, Rotich won the men&#8217;s 1000m at the Bauhaus-Galan Diamond League meet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/athletics\/images\/rotich-galan-18.jpg\" width=\"414\" height=\"621\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 1000m, an event that counts towards the 800m for the Diamond League standings, and Rotich took maximum points. He finished well ahead of the field, taking over in the final 200 metres to win in 2:14.88, well clear of Bahrain\u2019s Sadik Mikhou (2:16.09) and Britain\u2019s Jake Wightman (2:16.27).<\/p>\n<p>He was the only Kenyan to win in Stockholm.<\/p>\n<h3>Race Results<\/h3>\n<table class=\"records-table clickable\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"8%\">POS<\/th>\n<th width=\"40%\">ATHLETE<\/th>\n<th width=\"10%\">COUNTRY<\/th>\n<th width=\"10%\">MARK<\/th>\n<th width=\"7%\">Points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Ferguson Cheruiyot <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Rotich<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0KEN<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:14.88<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Sadik <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Mikhou<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0BRN<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:16.09<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Jake <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Wightman<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0GBR<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:16.27<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Adam <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Kszczot<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0PL<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:16.58<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Antoine <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Gakeme<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0BDI<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:16.85<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Kipyegon <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Bett<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0KEN<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:16.98<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Andrew <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Osagie<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0GBR<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:17.18<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Alfred <span class=\"name-uppercase\">Kipketer<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0KEN<\/td>\n<td class=\"resultmark\">2:17.40<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\/rotich-with-commanding-win-in-stockholm\/\"\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>Ferguson Rotich is on the comeback trail. 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