06 August 2024 | Athletics

Ugandan athlete Peruth Chemutai secured a silver medal in the women's at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Chemutai held her nerves to cross the line second after posting an 8:53:34 time with a new national record behind Bahrain's Winfred Mutile Yavi.

Chemutai came into the race seeking to defend her gold medal secured in the Tokyo Olympics held in Japan, though she felt short.

In the tight race, Chemutai led for quite a while, but Yavi had a superb finish to set a new world record 8:52:76 to clinch gold.

Kenya's Faith Cherotich crossed the line third with a timing of 8:55:15 to secure bronze.

Chemutai's silver becomes the second medal of the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after Joshua Cheptegei's gold medal in the men's 10,000m race.

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