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Stockholm meet is next stop for Kenyans in race to Paris Games

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen dives across the line to win the men's 1500m ahead of Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot at the Oslo Diamond League Bislett Games on Thursday. [AFP]

Former World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot was keen on dethroning Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway on Thursday night in Oslo.

But a dramatic finish from the homeboy saw Cheruiyot settle for a hard-fought second place.

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