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Hellen Obiri wins second gold for Kenya [Courtesy]

By:

Game Yetu

Posted:

Apr,03-2019 12:43:11

Kenya's Hellen Obiri becomes the first woman to win outdoors, indoors, and cross-country world individual titles at a senior level after she won the women's senior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus Denmark.

Obiri who was on her debut at the cross country event became the first woman to win outdoors (5,000m), indoors (3,000m), and cross-country (10km) titles.

The Kenyan led the race from start to finish beating Ethiopian duo Dera Dida and Gidey Letesenbet to claim gold while Dida settled for silver.

"This is the only medal I didn't have and I am happy to claim it in style, I led from the start but I was not in a hurry considering the tough course. I wanted to break midway but I couldn't shake off my rivals. I knew the Ethiopians were tough on the hills hence I kept them close until the last hill before I broke," Said Obiri.

Source:

The Standard