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Rieti 2011 (41st)
(IAAF World Challenge Series)
Rieti, ITA; Saturday, September 10
Summary of Middle & Long Distance Events
   NOTE: David Rudisha came close to his 800m world record here, missing by just
32/100ths of a second (he was on pace through 600m).  Nonetheless, his was the
fastest time in the world this year and the fifth-fastest of all time.  Second place
Adam Kszczot of Poland got very close to Pawel Czapiewski's national record.  In the
men's 1500m, Asbel Kiprop ran a personal best, and Bernard Lagat closed his track
season with a victory in the 3000m.  Lagat will run next weekend in Newcastle at the
Great City Games on the quayside in a one-mile race.  In the women's competition,
Morocco's Mariem Alaoui Selsouli ran her first race after serving a two-year doping
ban, winning the 1500m in a fast 4:01.04 --Ed.

MEN -
800m:
Race 1 -
1. David LRudisha, KEN                1:41.33 WL
2. Adam Kszczot, POL                  1:43.30 PB
3. Mohammed Aman, ETH                 1:43.37 NR/NJR/WYR/PB
4. Alfred Kirwa Yego, KEN             1:44.07
5. Marcin Lewandowski, POL            1:44.53
6. Jackson Kivuva, KEN                1:44.53
7. Jeff Riseley, AUS                  1:44.64 PB
DNF-- Manuel Olmedo, ESP
DNF-- Sammy Tangui, KEN
DNF-- Bram Som, NED

Race 2 -
1. Andrew Osagie, GBR                 1:45.65
2. Maury Castillo, CUB                1:46.70
3. Giordano Benedetti, ITA            1:47.36
4. Luis Alberto Marco, ESP            1:48.17
5. Nabil Madi, ALG                    1:48.70
6. Arturo Casado, ESP                 1:48.87
7. Mukhtar Mohammed, GBR              1:49.25
8. Peter Kimeli Lagat, KEN            1:49.40 PB
9. Nicholas Kiplangat Kipkoech, KEN   1:50.22

1500m:
1. Asbel Kiprop, KEN                  3:30.46 PB
2. Nick Willis, NZL                   3:35.52
3. Tesfaye Cheru, ETH                 3:35.71 PB
4. Amine Laalou, MAR                  3:36.41
5. Cornelius Ndiwa, KEN               3:36.51
6. David Torrence, USA                3:36.80
7. Collis Birmingham, AUS             3:36.87
8. Will Leer, USA                     3:41.51
9. Paul Robinson, IRL                 3:42.29 PB
10. Vyacheslav Sokolov, RUS            3:43.01
11. Florian Carvalho, FRA              3:43.89
12. Ryan Gregson, AUS                  3:47.05
13. Saddam Zergui, ALG                 3:47.97
DNF-- Andrew Kiptoo Rotich, KEN       

3000m:
1. Bernard Lagat, USA                 7:32.13
2. Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, KEN        7:32.38
3. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, KEN       7:32.71
4. Tariku Bekele, ETH                 7:34.71
5. Albert Rop, KEN                    7:35.66 PB
6. Gideon Gathimba, KEN               7:40.10 PB
7. Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata, KEN     7:54.21
8. Vincent Rono, KEN                  7:58.04
DNF-- Joseph Kitur Kiplimo, KEN       
DNF-- Benson Marrianyi Esho, KEN       

WOMEN -
1500m:
Race 1 -
1. Mariem Alaoui Selsouli, MAR        4:01.04
2. Ekaterina Martynova, RUS           4:02.10
3. Anna Mishchenko, UKR               4:02.79 PB
4. Hind Déhiba Chahyd, FRA            4:03.02
5. Tatyana Tomashova, RUS             4:03.69
6. Natalia Rodríguez, ESP             4:03.93
7. Ingvill Måkestad Bovim, NOR        4:04.12
8. Siham Hilali, MAR                  4:04.83
9. Zoe Buckman, AUS                   4:05.06 PB
10. Jenny Simpson, USA                 4:06.13
11. Mimi Belete, BRN                   4:06.62
12. Nataliya Tobias, UKR               4:09.84
13. Isabel Macías, ESP                 4:12.60
14. Olesya Syreva, RUS                 4:14.69
DNF-- Irina Maracheva, RUS  
DNS-- Btissam Lakhouad, MAR    

Race 2 -
1. Hellen Onsando Obiri, KEN          4:04.10 PB
2. Genzebe Dibaba, ETH                4:05.90 PB
3. Kaila McKnight, AUS                4:06.58
4. Iris Fuentes-Pila, ESP             4:15.40
5. Laura Weightman, GBR               4:15.51
6. Daniela Yordanova, BUL             4:15.96
7. Fanjanteino Félix, FRA             4:16.86
8. Anna Pierce, USA                   4:16.99
9. Zulema Fuentes-Pila, ESP           4:24.44
10. Birtukan Fente, ETH                4:31.96
DNF-- Margherita Magnani, ITA       
DNF-- Mekdes Bekele, ETH       
DNF-- Christine Kambua Muyanga, KEN       
DNS-- Olga Golovkina, RUS