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Kenya's David Rudisha competes to win the men's 600m race during the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Birmingham on August 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT
World 800m record holder David Rudisha failed to carve a niche in his 1,000m debut at the 56th edition of the Golden Spike in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Wednesday night.
Rudisha, who missed the national trials to the London IAAF World Championships last weekend, took control of the race until the 100m homestretch when Nicholas Kipkoech Kiplangat produced a killer kick to win the race in his season best of 2:18.51.
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