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Great Britain’s Max Burgin powered clear of a world-class field to win the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Morocco.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 24-year-old crossed the line in one minute and 42.98 seconds, with fast-finishing Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi second (1:43.56).<\/p>\n
Victory at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat was Burgin’s first Diamond League triumph.<\/p>\n
Algeria’s Slimane Moula was third, while Ireland’s Mark English came 11th in 1:45.00.<\/p>\n
“I expected a race like this where someone would push me to my maximum,” Wanyonyi said.<\/p>\n
“I have done my best and 1:43 is not a bad time for me. My focus this season will be on the 800m, not the 1500m.”<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, GB’s Matthew Hudson-Smith finished second in the 400m in 44.25 seconds, behind the USA’s Jacory Patterson who ran a meeting record 44.11.<\/p>\n
“It’s good to be back, I have had a lot of niggles but it is a great opener. Now I need to build on that for the rest of the season,” Hudson-Smith said.<\/p>\n
GB’s Molly Caudery finished seventh in the pole vault with a jump of 4.60m – 20cm behind winner Nina Kennedy of Australia.<\/p>\n
American Kenny Bednarek blew away the rest of the field as he cruised to victory in the 200m in 19.69, with Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in second.<\/p>\n
Home favourite Soufiane El Bakkali capped the evening in style with a world-leading time of 7:57.25 as he won the men’s 3,000m steeplechase.<\/p>\n
El Bakkali secured his fifth consecutive victory at the Rabat meeting, while Frederik Ruppert broke the European record to finish second in 7:57.80.<\/p>\n
Geordie Beamish, the New Zealander who created a huge shock by beating El Bakkali to gold at last year’s world championships in Tokyo, finished a distant 13th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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