Kenyan Athletes Win Gold Medals at 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships - September 2025

At the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships, Kenya's Beatrice Chebet secured the nation's first gold medal by winning the women's 10,000m event. Peres Jepchirchir also won gold in the women's 42km marathon, finishing in 2hr 24min 43sec after outsprinting Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in the final 100m. Jepchirchir's victory fulfilled her goal of replicating her 2021 Olympic success in Tokyo. Meanwhile, three-time world champion Faith Kipyegon made a strong start in the women's 1500m heats, aiming to defend her title. These events took place as Kenya also aimed to reclaim glory in the men's marathon and 10,000m events.

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Kenya's Jepchirchir outsprints Assefa for world marathon gold

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir dramatically won gold in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, outsprinting Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in the final 100m. Jepchirchir, the Olympic champion, finished in 2hr 24min 43sec, just two seconds ahead of Assefa.