The water-and-barrier races will start at 7.05pm (10.05 Kenya time) followed by the men’s 5,000m qualifications an hour later. After the 5,000m, there are women’s shot put, men’s 200m semi-final and 400m final and women’s 400m final closing the day’s programme. Beatrice Chepkoech will run in the second heat, where Olympic champion and world record holder, Ruth Chebet of Bahrain stands out as the strongest. Youngster, Celliphine Chepteek Chespol, who won gold at the 2015 World Under-18 Championships in Cali, Colombia, will be in the third heat. To me it is like any other race,” the apparently carefree Chespol told The Star at their hotel lobby yesterday.

Source: The Star August 08, 2017 23:26 UTC