Cherotich takes women's 3,000m steeplechase gold in Tokyo

TOKYO :Kenya's Faith Cherotich overhauled reigning champion Winfred Yavi on the last lap to win women's 3,000m steeplechase gold at the world championships on Wednesday.

The talented 21-year-old nailed a hurdle that Bahrain's Yavi stumbled over on the final run down the back straight, and soared over the last water jump to finish in eight minutes 51.59 seconds, the fastest ever time at a world championships.

Kenyan-born Olympic champion Yavi took silver in 8:56.46, while bronze went to Ethiopia's Sembo Almayew in a personal best time of 8:58.86.

Uganda's Peruth Chemutai, who won Olympic gold at the National Stadium in 2021 and silver in Paris, failed to finish after a fall at a hurdle towards the end of the race.