Results Men’s 5000m round 1 Jacob Kiplimo 13:30.40, Phillip Kipyeko 13:24.66 and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei 13:25.70 Women’s 800m round 1 – 4.55pm Halimah Nakaayi 1:59.78 (personal best) 5th heat 4 – advances to semifinals Winnie Nanyondo 6th 2:02.77 Heat 5 Men’s Steeplechase final – 5.55pm Jacob Araptany (falls out of …
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Juliet Chekwel’s Olympic debut ended disastrously for her when she stopped running one lap to the end, thinking she had finished the 10000m final on Friday. Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana and the leading pack overlapped many athletes which might have been the cause of the confusion, but Chekwel gets a chance to …
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Wed August 17 Men’s 5000m round 1 – 4.05pm Jacob Kiplimo, Phillip Kipyego and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Women’s 800m round 1 – 4.55pm Halimah Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo Men’s Steeplechase final – Jacob Araptany Jacob Araptany finished 2nd in his heat on Monday to qualify for Wednesday’s 3000m steeplechase final. Araptany …
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