Kazakhstan’s Norah Jeruto on Thursday morning won the women's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships.
Jeruto, who switched allegiance from Kenya, clocked eight minutes, 53.02 seconds, the third-fastest of all time and more than five seconds better than Beatrice Chepkoech’s 2019 winning mark.
Jeruto distanced Ethiopia’s Werkuha Getachew (8:54.61) and Mekidas Abebe (8:56.08) for silver and bronze coming off the last water jump in the race.
Kenyan-born Bahraini female athlete Winfred Mutile Yavi, fastest in the world this year, was right in the mix for a medal but had a terrible water jump on the final lap and lost all momentum to finish fourth for the second successive World Championships.
Kenya’s Celliphine Chespol came in 13th.