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Mwangangi bows out of Doha Diamond League, to debut in Eugene on May 30

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Kenyan Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku prays after winning the men's 5000 meters final at the Diamond League Athletics meeting Weltklasse on August 28, 2014 in Zurich. AFP PHOTO/ FABRICE COFFRINI

Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku will not compete in Doha on Friday, but will open his Diamond League campaign in Eugene, Oregon on May 30.

Mwangangi, who won the 2014 Diamond League race in the 3000m distance, will skip the hyped clash against British double Olympic and world champion, Mo Farah.

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