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Stockholm meet is next stop for Kenyans in race to Paris Games

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Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen dives across the line to win the men's 1500m ahead of Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot at the Oslo Diamond League Bislett Games on Thursday. [AFP]

Former World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot was keen on dethroning Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway on Thursday night in Oslo.

But a dramatic finish from the homeboy saw Cheruiyot settle for a hard-fought second place.

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