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Hyvin Jepkemoi maintained Kenya’s monopoly of the 3,000m steeplechase when she proved to be tougher than all her rivals in a hard-fought final lap to win the world title yesterday.
Jepkemoi, 23, produced a sub-66 seconds last 400 and had to battle off the final barrier against the favourite, Tunisia’s Habiba Ghribi, and Germany’s Gesa Krause, to take Kenya’s sixth gold of the Beijing championships in 9 minutes 19.11 seconds.
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