Gladys Cherono added the 10,000m African title to the 5,000m she won earlier in the championships as the curtains came down on the Africa athletics event. Cherono led Priscah Jepleting and Betsy Saina in a clean podium sweep to underline Kenya's dominance in the long distance races. Geoffrey Wachira with all the details from Porto Novo in Benin.
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