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SHOW OF MIGHT: Kenyans outrun Ethiopians in Oregon Diamond League

Osando Hellen Obiri of Kenya celebrates after winning the women's 1,500m event during the 19th African Senior Athletics Championships on August 12, 2014 in Marrakesh. AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA

Hellen Obiri led a Kenyan 1-2-3-4 5000m sweep at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League which she described as a statement of intent as they left Ethiopian challengers gasping for breath inside the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Obiri stopped the clock at 14:32.02, edging out Viola Kibiwott (14:35.13) to second place and Vivian Cheruiyot (14:35.69) to third.

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