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Strong field for Prefontaine Classic meeting in Eugene

Athletics - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 1500m - Final - Carrara Stadium - Gold Coast, Australia - April 14, 2018. Elijah Motonei Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya in action. REUTERS

World champion Elijah Manangoi and IAAF Diamond League champion Timothy Cheruiyot will return to the Prefontaine Classic’s Bowerman Mile at the IAAF Diamond League meeting at University of Oregon, Eugene, tomorrow and Saturday.

The two finished first and second respectively at last year’s World Championships and last month’s Commonwealth Games, having occupied the same two positions at last year’s IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco where they set 1500m Personal Bests of 3:28.80 and 3:29.10.

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