- Faith Kipyegon shed a tear while receiving her silver medal for finishing second in the women’s 5000m at Paris 2024
- Kipyegon won silver for Kenyan behind Beatrice Chebet but was temporarily disqualified after in-race jostling
- The incident with Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay was later reviewed, with the double Olympic champion getting her medal back
Faith Kipyegon was overwhelmed with emotion during the medal ceremony of the women’s 5000m event at the Paris Olympics.
A tussle between her and Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay saw her stripped of the silver medal. She was later reinstated after Team Kenyan filed a successful appeal.
In the same ceremony, Chebet received her gold medal while Sifan Hassan got her 10th global medal after finishing third.
Kipyegon chases history in the 1500m
Kipyegon will be hoping to be back on the podium this weekend when she competes in her favourite 1500m. She is looking to become the first person ever, male or female, to win three consecutive gold medals over the distance.
Kenyans occupy Tsegay’s social media
TUKO.co.ke has also reported that Kenyans occupied Tsegay’s social media following her run-in with Kipyegon.
Tsegay’s actions earned ger very few fans around after she jostled for space with the Kenyan star during the women’s 5000m final.
Kenyans flocked to her Instagram comment section to tell her off after Kipyegon’s disqualification had been rescinded.
Mary Moraa wins bronze
At the same time, Mary Moraa won bronze in the women’s 800m after finishing third behind Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson and Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma.
The world champion was outpaced in the final 100m by Duguma to settle for bronze one year after reigning supreme in Budapest.
