Kenya's Beatrice Chebet wins world 10,000m gold

Tokyo: Kenya s Beatrice Chebet won the women s 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday in a first step towards her tilt at a rarely...

Tokyo: Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday in a first step towards her tilt at a rarely-achieved distance double.

Chebet, the world record holder in both the 5,000m and 10,000m, clocked a winning time of 30min 37.61sec for the first track gold of the championships in Tokyo.

Italy's Nadia Battocletti claimed silver in a national record of 30:38.23, while Ethiopia's defending champion Gudaf Tsegay took bronze in 30:39.65.