Olympics: Gold in sight for Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai
Three years ago, Peruth Chemutai surprised the world when she won Gold at the 2020 Olympic Games ahead of favourite Beatrice Chepkoech who finished a distant seventh. Unlike Tokyo, Chemutai goes into the finals of the Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase at the Paris Olympics not just as a runner to look out for but as one […] The post Olympics: Gold in sight for Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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Three years ago, Peruth Chemutai surprised the world when she won Gold at the 2020 Olympic Games ahead of favourite Beatrice Chepkoech who finished a distant seventh.
Unlike Tokyo, Chemutai goes into the finals of the Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase at the Paris Olympics not just as a runner to look out for but as one of the favourites.
The 4th ranked steeplechaser on the planet has run the fastest time this season (8:55.09) and also registered the fastest time across the qualifying heats.
Chemutai looked comfortable in clearing the barriers and was fast enough on stretches when she eased to the Heat 1 win in 9:10.05 on Sunday.
She will need the same repose tonight when she goes up against Kenya’s world record-holder Chepkoech and world champion Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain, the other top challengers for gold.
Kenya’s Faith Cherotich who recorded the second-fastest qualifying time behind Ugandan could pose a strong challenge for the medals.
Chemutai will draw inspiration from the fact that she has already beaten the trio this season when she claimed the Eugene Diamond League win in a world-leading time of 8:55.09, which is also her lifetime best.
The race is scheduled for 10:14 pm (East African Time).
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