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Obiri on course for glory

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

A mouth-watering clash is expected in the women’s 5,000m final tomorrow as Kenya’s Olympic silver medallist Hellen Obiri faces bronze medallist Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia.

Obiri longs to become Kenya’s second gold medalist after Vivian Cheruiyot’s exploits in Berlin (2009) and Daegu (2011).

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