While most Kenyans were asleep two-time world half-marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir added another medal to her impressive career.
The world half marathon record holder added to Kenya’s medal collection at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics when she won the women’s marathon gold medal on Saturday morning in Sapporo.
World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei made it a 1-2 finish for Kenya as she held on for second place to win the silver ahead of Molly Seidel of the USA.
