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Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich (R) and silver medallist Irene Chepet Cheptai compete in the women's 10,000m athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham on day six of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 3, 2022. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Sevilla Half Marathon champion Sebastian Kimaru and Commonwealth 10,000m silver medallist Irene Cheptai stormed to splendid victories at the Iten Cross Country championships yesterday.

The Kapsabet-based Kimaru outsmarted Geoffrey Koech from Kericho and Iten-based, 5,000m star Nicholas Kimeli, who placed second and third respectively in the senior men's 10km.

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