World 1,500m and 5,000m champion Faith Kipyegon displays her two gold medals at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 29, 2023 upon arrival from Budapest, Hungary.
Kipyegon, who went to Budapest as the holder of the world record of three minutes, 49.57 seconds in the women’s 1,500m, and the holder of the world record over 5,000m race of 14:05.20, was a crowd favourite in Budapest
Emmanuel Wanyonyi won silver in men’s 800m race as Kenya surrendered the title reigning Olympics champion, Emmanuel Korir won in Oregon last year, to Marco Arop of Canada. Korir, who went to Budapest as defending champion, fell at the first hurdle
In winning a total of 10 medals (three gold, three silver and three bronze) to finish fifth overall but first among African countries at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Kenya slightly improved on her performance in last year’s edition of the championships held in Oregon, USA
Kenya won a total 10 medals (three gold, three silver and four bronze) at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest to finish fifth overall behind leaders USA who had a total of 29 medals (12 gold, eight silver and nine bronze), Canada with six (four gold and two silver), Spain with five (4-1-0), and Jamaica with 12 medals (3-5-4). Ethiopia finished sixth behind Kenya with nine medals (2-4-3).
By far, Kenyan women outperformed their male counterparts in Budapest, accounting for all the gold medals the country won. On her way to winning an unprecedented third women’s 1,500m title in Budapest, Faith Kipyegon won two gold medals for Kenya in women’s 5,000m and 1,500m races, and the Commonwealth Games 800m champion Mary Moraa added the 800m world title to her medal collection. The 2019 World Athletics Championships women’s 3,000m steeplechase champion, Beatrice Chepkoech, who also holds the world record over the distance, claimed silver medal in the water and barriers race, while Beatrice Chebet (women’s 5,000m) and Faith Cherotich (women’s 3,000m steeplechase) contributed bronze medals.
