Beatrice Chebet shared the deeper meaning behind Emmanuel Wanyonyi's gold medal win and why it stood out during Kenya’s World Championships campaign.
Beatrice Chebet has explained why watching Emmanuel Wanyonyi claim the gold medal in the men’s 800m at the World Athletics Championships was an emotional moment for her.
At the World Championships, women were dominant, with Beatrice Chebet among the standouts, winning the 5000m and 10,000m titles.
Faith Kipyegon, the three-time Olympic 1500m champion, claimed top honours in the women’s 1500m, her fourth world title, before winning a silver in the 5000m.
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Lilian Odira and Faith Cherotich were also dominant, winning the 800m and 3000m steeplechase titles, and Peres Jepchirchir won the gold in the marathon. Dorcus Ewoi then claimed a silver in the women’s 1500m.
The men had failed to impress with a gold medal, with Reynold Cheruiyot and Edmund Serem taking bronze in the men’s 1500m and 3000m steeplechase.
Beatrice Chebet on why Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s Gold Mattered the Most
Speaking upon her arrival in the country from Tokyo, Japan, Beatrice Chebet explained that women had challenged men in the championship, and they were confident that Emmanuel Wanyonyi would be the only one to deliver the gold.
Beatrice Chebet noted that when the race was happening, everyone was rooting for the Olympic champion to save the men from the blushes.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi indeed lived up to the billing, winning the race in a time of 1:41.44. Djamel Sedjati and Marco Arop came in second and third in times of 1:41.90 and 1:41.95.
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“We are so grateful to have won the medals and made history as the first country to sweep the gold medals from the 800m to the marathon, and I think we have challenged the boychild,” Beatrice Chebet said.
“As women, we don’t have to limit ourselves, and we are so proud of ourselves. The 800m was the only gold medal that we were waiting for from the men, so we were pushing Wanyonyi, and everyone was running with him. So, we are happy for him.”
At the World Athletics Championships, Team Kenya bagged 11 medals, including seven golds, to finish second in the standings, behind the United States, who topped the table with a larger haul.