Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich won the event’s first gold medal, in the women’s marathon last Friday, while Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei won the last medal, winning gold in the men’s 10,000m. Kipruto joins Moses Kiptanui, Saif Saaeed Shaheen and Ezekiel Kemboi as multiple steeplechase gold medallists at the World Championships. Burkina Faso won its first ever bronze medal, as Hugues Fabrice Zango, won Bronze in the Men’s Triple Jump. Kenya’s Rotich wins Bronze in 800mKenya’s Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich secured the bronze medal in Tuesday’s 800m final, adding to the East African nation’s medal tally. Her winning time of two hours, 32 minutes, 43 seconds was the slowest ever to win the world championships.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2019 18:45 UTC