Record-breaker Chemutai advances to 3000m Steeplechase final

Chemutai clocked 9:10.51 to qualify for the final with the best time, though 55.42 seconds short of her world-leading time of 8:55.09, which she set at the Eugene Diamond League in Oregon in March.

Peruth Chemutai (second right) crosses the line ahead of her opponents in heat-1 of the 3000m Steeplechase race at the Paris2024 Olympics, August 4, 2024. (Credit: Michael Nsubuga)