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August 30, 2018, Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya wins the Men's 3000m Steeplechase. [Reuters]
In the 16 times the men 3000m steeplechase has been competed at the biannual IAAF World Championships in Athletics since 1983, the gold medal has been won by a Kenyan on a staggering 12 occasions.
Two of the men steeplechase titles that slipped from Kenya at the Worlds were won by the man formerly known as Stephen Cherono- now Saif Saeed Shaheen of Qatar - who remains the record holder over the water and barriers race.
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