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Doha: Felix, Kiprop, Vlasic and Reese Return to Extend Their Winning RecordPublished by IAAF Diamond League on May 3, 2015 Reigning world champions Asbel Kiprop and Mohammed Aman will meet in a scintillating 800m clash while Olympic 200m champion Allyson Felix will chase her 11th victory on the Qatar Sports Club track at the Doha 2015 meeting on Friday 15 May, organisers have announced. The trio are among the latest group of reigning Olympic or world champions who will kick-off their 2015 IAAF Diamond League campaigns at the opening competition of the 14-meeting series which gets underway for the sixth straight year in the Qatari capital. Both Kiprop and Aman are familiar faces in the State of Qatar. Kenyan Kiprop has won both the 800m and 1500m in Doha, the former in 2011 and the latter at the meeting’s last two editions. His 3:29.18 performance last year was a meeting record which paved the way to his second straight world title over the distance. “I love racing in Doha,” said Kiprop, who also took Olympic 1500m gold in 2008 and is currently the world leader in the 800m. “The fields are always strong and the conditions always very good for fast races. I hope to have another good performance this year. But it will be tough.” Read the full article at: www.diamondleague.com
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