More medals for Kenyans in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Athletics - IAAF Diamond League Final - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - August 31, 2018 Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech and Fancy Cherono in action during the women's 3000m steeplechase. [Reuters]

Kenya continued with its medal harvest on Thursday at the ongoing Africa Under-20 and Under-18 Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast with Youth Olympics 2,000m steeplechase champion Fancy Cherono and Emmanuel Kiplagat striking gold.

Cherono, who also represented Kenya at last year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast where she finished sixth in 3,000m steeplechase, won the race in 9:48.56 in the Under-20 women event ahead of the 2017 World Under-18 2,000m steeplechase champion Caren Chebet who won silver.