Athletics: Kenya wins gold and silver in women’s 5000m race
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet pulled ahead to take the gold medal in the women’s 5,000-meter race, or 3.1 miles.
Her teammate Faith Kipyegon took silver as she and Chebet both pushed ahead of the pack of runners in the final few seconds.
Chebet finished at 14 minutes and 28 seconds, while Kipyegon was roughly 1 second behind her.
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands came in third for the bronze.
