Grand reception for Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet, and other Kenyan Olympic medallists in honour of Paris 2024 exploits

Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet were welcomed to a huge reception in Kenya following their historic exploits at the Paris 2024 Games.

Chebet won Kenya's first gold medal in the women's 5000m race, an unexpected win where she floored her teammate Kipyegon who settled for the silver medal. Then her second Olympic title came in the women's 10,000m race after holding her nerve to finish the race in 30:43.25.

For Kipyegon, she became the first woman in history to do a three-peat of Olympic titles in the women's 1500m event, running a blistering new Olympic Record of 3:51.29.

The other medallists for Kenya are Emmanuel Wanyonyi with gold in the men's 800m event, where he blazed the finish line in a personal best time of 1:41.19 and Ronald Kwemoi getting a silver medal in the 5000m men's final.

Helen Obiri and Benson Kipruro won bronze medals in the women's and men's marathon, while Abraham Kibiwot and Faith Cherotich secured the same colour of medal in the steeplechase event.

Mary Moraa also won a bronze medal in a tight 800m final race, clocking 1:57.42 behind Ethiopia's Tsigie Duguma and gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson.

These were Kenya's medallists at Paris 2024 Olympics as they finished second overall in track and field's medals table behind the USA to be the leading African nation at the Games.