Fresh from winning the 10,000m Commonwealth title in Glasgow, Joyce Chepkirui lived to her billing, scooping the African crown over the distance on Wednesday night.
Kenya had fielded the same three women who filled the podium at the Commonwealth Games with Florence Kiplagat and Emily Chebet as the others. Chepkirui once again came out on top, only this time it was much closer with just 0.01 separating her from Chebet, the two-time world cross-country champion.
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