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Isabella Ochichi crowned the Kenya Police 10,000m champion at the departmental championships started yesterday at Kasarani Stadium

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Isabella ochichi (centre) leads the pack in the 10000m women finals during the Kenya Police athletics championship at Kasarani stadium on April 21, 2016. [PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

Former Olympic Games 5000m silver medallist Isabella Ochichi was crowned the Kenya Police 10,000m champion as the fiercely contested departmental championships started yesterday at Kasarani Stadium.

A rich field of several Olympics and World champions were in attendance, but it was Ochichi who emerged the beneficiary on day one of the three-day action by obliterating the young field to dethrone World champion Vivian Cheruiyot, who opted out of her title defence.

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