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Great Britain’s Max Bergin ran a season’s best time to win the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Morocco.
Burgin, 24, crossed the line in one minute 42.98 seconds as he beat a competitive field at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
After a strong start to the race, he held off a late pursuit by Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi (1:43.56) for his first Diamond League victory.
Algeria’s Slimane Moula completed the podium as he finished third and Ireland’s Mark English was 11th in 1:45.
“I expected a race where someone would push me to my maximum,” Wanyonyi said.
“I did my best and 1.43 is not a bad time for me. My focus this season will be on the 800m, not the 1500m.”
Elsewhere, GB’s Matthew Hudson-Smith finished second in the 400m with a time of 44.25 seconds, just behind Zachary Patterson of the USA.
“It’s good to be back, I struggled a lot but it was a great opener. Now I have to build on that for the rest of the season,” said Hudson-Smith.
GB’s Molly Caudrey finished seventh in the pole vault with a jump of 4.60m – 20cm behind Australian winner Nina Kennedy.
