Five gold medalists – Beatrice Chebet, Faith Kipyegon, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Lillian Odira – are among the last batch of 48 Kenyan athletes set to arrive in the country today from the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
The athletes will arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on board Qatar Airways and Emirates at 1:40pm and 2:30pm, respectively.
Kenya finished 2nd overall in the world behind the USA.
Kenyan medallists were
Gold
Beatrice Chebet – 5000 m, 10,000 m
Faith Kipyegon-1500m
Emmanuel Wanyonyi-800m
Peres Jepchirchir-Marathon
Lillian Odira – 800 m
Faith Cherotich-3000msc
Silver
Faith Kipyegon-5000m
Dorcas Ewoi-1500m
Bronze
Edmund Serem-3000msc
Raynold Cheruiyot – 1500 m