NAIROBI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Reigning Diamond League champion Timothy Cheruiyot will lead Kenyan stars to next week's Stockholm Diamond League meeting in Sweden, hoping to win a hat-trick.
"I will next be on the start line at the Stockholm Diamond League on May 30. I still have great memories from 2017 and hope it will be a platform where I will register my first season win," said Cheruiyot on Tuesday in Nairobi.
In Doha, Cheruiyot had to play second fiddle to his training partner and world champion Elijah Manangoi. He clocked a fast time of three minutes 32.47 seconds in what he attributed to slow start to training.
"My speed work training phase started only three weeks ago due to slight interruption during the build-up. But it is over and I'm back on track," said Cheruiyot.
Last year, Manangoi beat Cheruiyot at both the Commonwealth Games and African Championships but Cheruiyot overturned these results to win the Diamond League final in Zurich.
Now he targets to dethrone Manangoi from the being the World's best during the World Championships in Doha, Qatar in October.
"It was a good decision for me to kick off my Diamond League season in Doha. I have had a long session of training in Nairobi and I can't wait to race again in Stockholm against the best in the world once again," he said. "My aim is to return in Doha in October for the World Championships."
