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World champion Moraa wins 800m Diamond League Trophy in Brussels with season-best

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Mary Moraa celebrates after winning the 800m women's final at Diamond League Brussels. [World Athletics]

Mary Moraa, the reigning world champion and Olympic bronze medallist, delivered yet another tactical masterclass on Friday night to claim the 800m Diamond League Trophy at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Moraa posted a season-best time of 1:56.56 to outpace Great Britain's Georgia Bell, who clocked 1:57.50, with Natoya Goule-Toppin of Jamaica finishing third in 1:58.94.

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