Commonwealth Games 800m champion Mary Moraa set up sweet revenge against South African Prudence Sekgodiso to win the Kip Keino classic title in the specialty.
The world 800m bronze medalist, Moraa, who lost the title last year to Sekgodiso at the same venue, crossed the finish line in 1:58.83.
Ethiopian Netsanet Desta (2:00.14) and Kenyan Vivian Chebet Kiproptich (2:00.54) were second and third respectively.
It was a disappointing return for Sekgodiso, who only managed to finish fourth in a time of 2:01.19.
Kenya’s Naomi Korir was 5th at 2:01.82.
“This was what I wanted to do and I have finally done it. The revenge was good and she was not my closest challenger today,” said Moraa.
The former world under 20 3,00m steeplechase champion Amos Kirui won the 3,000m steeplechase title. Kirui edged out former Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase bronze medalist Abraham Kibiwot and the former world under 20 3,000m silver medalist Leonard Bett for the title.
Kirui, who was the pre-race favorite, won the title in 8:08.45 with Kibiwot coming second in 8:09.71 as Bett completed the podium at 8:10.02.
“This was a tough race that I have encountered this year but I managed to win. I had very strong competitors who kept me on my toes but I managed to win," Kirui said.
