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Chebet opens Kenya's gold account at Tokyo World Championships

Gold medallist Kenya's athlete Beatrice Chebet celebrates with her medal and national flag following the women's 10000m final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 13, 2025. [AFP]

Kenyan fans have previously been accused of exerting unreasonable pressure on athletics stars to deliver medals on the first day of global championships.

But on Saturday, one of the country's golden girls, Beatrice Chebet gifted an expectant nation a gold medal on Day 1 of the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships.

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