Athletics - Diamond League - Zurich - Sechselaeutenplatz square, Zurich, Switzerland - September 8, 2021 Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba celebrates after winning the 5000m REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi finished a frustrating season on a high with another impressive victory over 5,000 metres on a temporary city-centre track in the opening session of the two-day Diamond League final on Wednesday.
For the third time in two weeks Niyonsaba outkicked Kenya's Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Hellen Obiri to take the honours on a curtain-raiser evening before Thursday's main event that features a galaxy of stars.
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