Werro wins in Lausanne as Tebogo, Wanyonyi lay down markers for Budapest

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug 21 : Switzerland's Audrey Werro delighted the home crowd by winning the women's 800 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Friday, holding off fast-finishing Femke Broeders-Bol to add another chapter to her extraordinary breakout season.

The 22-year-old, who clocked the fastest women's 800 in 43 years earlier this season to establish herself among the world's elite middle-distance runners, crossed in one minute 55.33 seconds, fading over the final 200m after a sizzling first lap.

The victory came a week after she outran Britain's Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win her first European title.

"The turnaround after the European Championships was very short, so I had to recover quickly, and I felt more tired than usual today," Werro said. "Despite that, I managed to win, so I'm very happy."

Broeders-Bol of the Netherlands, a double world 400m hurdles champion who moved up to the two-lap event this season, clocked 1:55.41 for second at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.

"This race gives me even more confidence that I belong with the best," Broeders-Bol said. "I need to trust myself, keep pushing after 500 metres, stop protecting myself too much and simply enjoy racing."

Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana cruised to victory in the men's 200m in 19.87 seconds, 0.03 off his season's best time in a strong statement ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships next month in Budapest.

"For me, it was all about running the curve and executing the first 150 metres, then seeing how the race developed," Tebogo said.

"It has been challenging to maintain this level throughout the whole season. The last five weeks I have been focused on training hard in the gym. Now it's about enjoying