Kenya Reigns Supreme With Two Gold Medals At African Games
27th August 2019
Returning Olympic and World champion Conseslus Kipruto did not finish as he dropped out after the second lap
- Benjamin Kigen and Lilian Kasait had a night to remember as they bagged two gold medals for Kenya at the ongoing Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco on Monday
- The athletics powerhouse began the opening day of track and field events on a high as Kigen opened the night with a gold medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase where he clocked 8:12.39
- In the second final of the night, Kasait, the 2017 World Cross Country bronze medallist, out muscled Ethiopian Feysa Hawi to take the gold medal after sprinting to cross the finish line in 15:33.63
NAIROBI, Kenya- Benjamin Kigen and Lilian Kasait had a night to remember as they bagged
two gold medals for Kenya at the ongoing Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco on
Monday.
The athletics
powerhouse began the opening day of track and field events on a high as Kigen
opened the night with a gold medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase where he
clocked 8:12.39.
Ethiopian Wale Getnet came second in 8:14.06 while home boy
Soufiane Elbakkali from Morocco was third in 8:19.45.
Returning Olympic and World champion Conseslus Kipruto did
not finish as he dropped out after the second lap.
This comes after he made his first appearance from a season
long injury layoff in Paris Diamond League where finished second last.
In the second final of the night, Kasait, the 2017 World
Cross Country bronze medallist, out muscled Ethiopian Feysa Hawi to take the
gold medal after sprinting to cross the finish line in 15:33.63.
The Ethiopian settles for second in a time of 15:33.99 ahead
of compatriot Tariku Alemitu who settled for bronze after recording 15:37.15.
Another Kenyan in the race Lydia Jeruto Lagat finished sixth in 15:43.56.