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Kenya's 'smiling assassin' Chebet wins Olympic 5,000m gold

Chebet -- nicknamed "the smiling assassin" -- bided her time before accelerating past compatriot Faith Kipyegon down the home straight to take gold in 14min 28.56sec at the Stade de France.

Beatrice Chebet. AFP PHOTO
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet produced a masterful display of tactical running to win gold in the Olympic women's 5,000m on Monday, ending defending champion Sifan Hassan's dream of a long-distance treble.

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