×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Truth Without Fear
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Kazakhstan's Jeruto stuns steeplechase heats after champion Chepkoech withdraws

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

July 16, 2022 Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto in action during the women's 3000 metres steeplechase REUTERS

Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto blitzed the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase heats at the World Championships on Saturday, an event left wide open after reigning champion and world record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech pulled out with injury.

The 2021 Diamond League winner Jeruto, who previously represented Kenya, comfortably strode across the finish to produce the fastest time of the day by more than nine seconds.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Uncover the stories others won't tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Champions Kenya Pipeline ambush KDF soldiers
By AFP 14 hrs ago
Sports
IOC lifts Olympic ban on Belarus but Russia 'still suspended'
Sports
Kabras Sugar seek more sweetness in Kenya Cup final against KCB
Sports
Kipawa soccer academy pick key lessons from Germany tour