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Russian Shubenkov came from behind to catch
McLeod before the last hurdle but was tripped just ahead of the
finish by the stumbling Jamaican while still somehow managing to
fall forward over the line first to claim victory in 13.12
seconds.
McLeod's tumble meant he ended up fifth as the 28-year-old
Shubenkov won an early morale booster ahead of one of the most
anticipated clashes at the World Championships in Doha in
September.
Sprinter Andre de Grasse seemed to have put last year's injuries
and illness woes behind him with a strong late burst that left
Turkish world champion Ramil Guliyev trailing in the 200m in
another indicator of potential drama to come in Qatar.
Yet it was not a result that entirely satisfied the Canadian,
who won in 20.19 sec.
"I was grateful for the victory but not happy with the time. I
wanted a sub-20 seconds. But it's a long process," said De
Grasse.
"I'm not yet fully healthy and still have a lot of work to do to
be really back in shape. But I have time before the World
Championship."
With Caster Semenya not participating following a war of words
over her late invitation to compete in the Moroccan meet, the
women's 800 meters was won by Kenyan Nelly Jepkosgei, in one
minute 59.50 seconds.
But the best women's performance came in the 1500 meters where
world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, of Ethiopia, ran the fastest
time of the year to hold off her Dutch rival Sifan Hassan and
win in 3:55.47.
The 30-year-old Nigerian, Blessing Okagbare, was a surprise
victor in the women's 100m in 11.05sec, finishing ahead of
Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou with Dafne Schippers, a medalist at
the last two world championships, only finishing fifth.
Salwa Eid Naser, of Bahrain, held off Niger's exciting youngster
Aminatou Seyni to win the women's 400m for her third Diamond
League triumph this year, in a season's best 50.13.
(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; editing by Ian Chadband)
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