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| President Uhuru Kenyatta's tweet |
Kenya has come top of the
overall medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing for the
first time, with seven gold medals. Kenya also won six silver and three bronze
medals, with Jamaica and the US in second and third place respectively. Their
final gold medal was won by Asbel Kiprop in the 1500m.
President
Uhuru Kenyatta tweeted:
"Our young people have once again shown that they are as good as the
world's best and brightest."
"I'm
so proud of myself to become a member of this exclusive club of three-times
world champions," said Kiprop after his victory.
BBC report continues:
His
was part of a strong Kenyan performance its traditional domains of middle- and
long-distance running, with gold medals for David Rudisha in the men's 800m
Vivian Cheruiyot in the women's 10,000m and Ezekiel Kemboi and Hyvin Jepkemoi
triumphing in the men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase respectively.
Nicholas
Bett won in the 400m hurdles and Julius Yego became the first Kenyan field
event athlete to win a medal at the championships with victory in the men's
javelin.
On Wednesday it was
announced that two Kenyan athletes at the championships had been suspended
after failing drugs tests.
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| Source: BBC Sport |
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