1-2 for Kenya! Obiri leads Kipkemboi to gold and silver

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri and Australia’s Madeline Hills compete in the athletics women's 5000m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast on April 14, 2018. PHOTO | SAEED KHAN | AFP 

In Summary

• The other Kenyan in the race Eva Cherono was seventh but managed a new personal best of 15:36.10.

By ELIAS MAKORI
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World champion Hellen Obiri led compatriot Margaret Kipkemboi to a 1-2 finish in the women's 5,000m in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

Obiri, who is also the Olympic silver medallist over the distance, clocked 15:13.11 with Kipkemboi second in 15:15.28. England's 1500m specialist Laura Weightman timed 15:25.84 for bronze as Uganda's Juliet Chekwel coming fourth in a season best of 15:30.17.

The other Kenyan in the race Eva Cherono was seventh but managed a new personal best of 15:36.10.

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