athletics World: The Kenyan Eunice Sum world champion in the 800m

628x471Kenya 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.


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