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Diamond League: Serem stuns Olympic champion El Bakkali to win 3000m Steeplechase

Amos Serem of Kenya in action at Diamond League Brussels. [World Athletics]

Kenya's Amos Serem produced a remarkable performance on Friday night, delivering an upset victory over Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali in the 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium.

The 22-year-old former World Under-20 champion, who had finished a distant 14th at the Paris Olympics, led from start to finish in an impressive display of strength and strategy.

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