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15th IAAF World Championships: Hyvin Jepkemoi adds to medal tally

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Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi of Kenya celebrates winning the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing

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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