Marion Jepngetich won the country second silver in the 3,000m when she crossed the finish line at 8:52.37 behind Ethiopia’s Aleshign Baweke (8:50.32) with compatriot Marta Alemayo winning bronze in 8:53.64 at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna here in Lima, Peru.
She said that she wanted to win gold but silver is a medal too.
“We had little time to train because we only had our semifinals yesterday under ran and today we face off at the finals, but I’m happy to have medal,” said Jepngetich.
However, it was disappointing for race favourite Mercy Chepkemoi who finished in the 9th position at a time of 9:10.54.
“My competitors had better times than me and I entered the race with one goal, just to run my own race,” said Chepkemoi.
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