World Athletics Championships: Breakdown of Every Medal Kenya Won in Budapest

• Kenya finished in fifth place at the just-concluded World Athletics Championships
• Kenya collected 10 medals in total, including a gold on the final day
• Faith Kipyegon led the line in guiding Kenya to victory, with two gold medals at the Championships

Kenya ended the World Athletics Championships on a high thanks to an emphatic gold medal from Mary Moraa in the women’s 800m.

Moraa made amends after only managing a bronze medal in Oregon last year as she beat favourite Athing Mu of the USA with a time of 1:56.03.

The joy on Moraa’s face as she leapt in the air with a victory fist summed up what the rest of Kenya felt as she brought home the nation’s third gold medal at the Budapest games.

On the same day, Jacob Krop also put the country’s name on the map with a third-place finish in the men’s 5000m final, which was won by Jakob Ingebrigsten, as cited on Olympics.com.

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As per Letsrun.com, Kenyan ladies continued to represent the country with more medals, with Beatrice Chepkoech and Faith Cherotich emerging with silver and bronze in the women’s 3000m steeplechase.

As reported on Sports Brief, thanks to the final-day heroics, Kenya ranked fifth in the overall medal standings, with only the United States, Canada, Spain, and Jamaica coming in front of the African nation in terms of points.

Every Kenya medal

Of the 10 medals Kenya won, three were gold, three were silver, and four were bronze.

Faith Kipyegon established herself as a one-woman army as she claimed gold in the 1500m and 5000m finals, with the other gold medal being won by Moraa in the 800m.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi won silver in the 800m, while Daniel Simiyu Ebenyo also emerged as first runner-up in the 10000m. Beatrice Chepkoech also claimed silver in the women’s 3000m steeplechase.

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As far as bronze goes, Faith Cherotich (3000m steeplechase), Beatrice Chebet (5000m), Jakob Krop (5000m), and Abraham Kibiwott (3000m steeplechase) all claimed medals.

Winfred Yavi bags gold

Sports Brief also reported on how Kenyan-born Winfred Yavi won gold for Bahrain in the 3000m steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday evening.

Yavi passed the world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech with less than 500m to go, forcing the Kenyan to settle for silver. Chepkoech's compatriot Faith Cherotich took bronze.

It was a sweet win for Yavi, who has finished fourth in back-to-back world championships. She was born in Kenya but chose to represent Bahrain when she turned 15 years old and has been doing so since 2016.