Will Kiyeng change pecking order at Tokyo Olympics?

Bahrain's Winfred Mutile Yavi (R) and Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng compete in the Women's 3000m steeplechase heats at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on September 27, 2019. ( AFP)

Hyvin Kiyeng, the Olympic 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist, longs to make history as the first Kenyan woman to win the water and barriers race gold at the Olympic Games.

It’s all about the hunt for women’s first Olympic 3,000m steeplechase gold medal that adds to Eunice Jepkorir’s silver at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, and Kiyeng’s silver in Rio in 2016 which stands out as the only water and barriers medals in Kenya’s Olympic trophy cabinet.