Kenya in gold again. Eunice Sum Jepkoech was crowned world champion in the 800m on Sunday. She came out on top in 1:57.38. She establishes by the way her personal best over the distance.
Sum ahead of Russian Mariya Savinova silver medalist with a time of 1:57.80 and the American Brenda Martinez who finished third in 1:57.91. She also establishes her personal record on the 800m.
This gold medal of Sum increases to 5 the number of gold medals of Kenya in this World Champs. The country has 12 medals overall with four silver and three bronze.