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Fireworks is expected at the Xiamen Diamond League this weekend as Kenyan quartet eyes Moroccan scalp.
Olympic 3,000m steeplechase bronze medallist Abraham Kibiwott and World Under-20 champion Edmund Serem will launch their bid to unseat Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali when the 2025 Diamond League starts in Xiamen, China, on April 26.
The duo is joined by the 2023 Diamond League winner, Simon Koech and Wilberforce Kones as reported by The Star.
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The high-stakes water-and-barrier duel, slated for 3:33 pm (EAT), promises fireworks as the Kenyan quartet aims to rattle the Moroccan ace early in the season.
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They aim to reclaim Kenya's dominance at the World Championships in Tokyo in September. “My first race will be the Xiamen Diamond League, which I hope to build on with a strong performance,” Kibiwot said.
Kibiwot started his 2025 season with a third-place finish at the National Police Service (NPS) cross country championships, clocking 5:28 in the 2km loop.
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Serem hopes to compete in Xiamen and Shanghai on May 3, therefore he will not be in a hurry to return home. The junior world champion has yet to feature in any competition this year and will be eager to start strong in his first international senior race.
“After Xiamen, I will not travel back to Kenya. I will stay in China as I wait for the next meeting. Being a world junior champion, I must show I have arrived in the senior ranks. I am more than ready to compete,” Serem said.
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Elsewhere, Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, is primed for an explosive 100m showdown against Botswana’s Olympic 200m champion, Letsile Tebogo, 2019 world 100m gold medallist Christian Coleman and World Indoor bronze medallist, Akani Simbine.
Simbine drew first blood in Gaborone last weekend, edging Omanyala with a world-leading 9.90 to the Kenyan’s 10.
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