Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet, Ethiopia Lemiem Hailu, Ethiopia Medina Eisa and Ethiopia Tsigie Gebreselama compete in the Women’s 5000 m competition at the Diamond League gala in Stockholm, Sweden, 02 July 2023.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet led an African top three in the women’s 3000m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday.
In difficult weather conditions she recorded her season’s best time of 14 minutes 36.52 seconds. Ethiopia’s Lemlem Hailu and Medina Eisa came second and third
Ethiopia monopolised the medals in the women’s 1500m, with Freweyni Hailu leading the three with a time of 4:02.31.
“The victory is great but the competition was not ideal due to the weather. But we have to adapt to all conditions,” Hailu is quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.
Other African success included:
South Africa’s Akani Simbine winning the men’s 100m
South Africa’s Zakithi Nene inning the men’s 400m
Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati winning the men’s 800m
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan winning the women’s 100m hurdles.
Source: BBC
Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
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