Under the scorching Tokyo sun, the women competing in the 3,000 metres steeplechase began their quest for Olympic immortality on Sunday, as favourite Hyvin Kiyeng of Kenya cruised to the final on Wednesday amid punishing temperatures at the Olympic Stadium.
Kiyeng, the 2015 world champion and a silver medallist in Rio five years ago, will be hoping for a gold this time as she won her heat with a controlled run, clocking a time of 9:23.17, as temperatures hit the high 30s in Celsius on the track.She will be joined in the final by compatriot Beatrice Chepkoech, the 2019 world champion who broke the world record in 2018 with a stunning 8:44.32 performance in Monaco.
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