Former word cross country bronze medalist Lilian Kasait Rengeruk edged out world cross country champion Hellen Obiri to win the 5,000m final during day one of Olympic Games trials at Kasarani.
Coming from Kenya Prison, Kasait (14:52.18) defeated Obiri (14:52.51) of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to second before former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop (14:53.91) completed the podium .
Kasait said: “I didn’t expect to win, I thank God for victory and Good Health. The races was tactical. I didn’t have many races but my preparations was uninterrupted. My wish is to ensure we work as a team in Tokyo to ensure we deliver podium finishes,”
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