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Obiri, Dibaba clash set for Eugene leg

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Hellen Obiri and Genzebe Dibaba headline a titanic race in the Prefontaine Classic women’s 5,000m, the third stop of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League, on May 26.

Obiri won last year’s World Championships and IAAF Diamond League Trophy in the 5,000m, but Dibaba has come back from an off year with an historic 1,500/3,000m double-gold performance at the World Indoor Championships in March.

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