Emotional roller coaster as Faith Kipyegon disqualified, then reinstated
A weeping Faith Kipyegon is led through the media mixed zone, distraught after having been stripped of her 5,000 metres silver medal. The decision was later overturned after Kenya appealed.
Meanwhile, Dutchwoman Sifan said Kipyegon deserved the silver medal, noting that she was happy to settle for bronze behind the Kenyans.
“I am really happy that Faith gets her medal back, Faith deserves her silver medal,” she said at a midnight press conference.
In Paris
In a night of high drama in the Stade de France, Kenya’s golden girl Faith Kipyegon rode a roller coaster of emotions at the Paris Olympic Games, first settling for silver in the 5,000 metres, then having her medal cancelled for “obstructing” Ethiopian nemesis Gudaf Tsegay in the charged final, before winning the silverware back following a heated Kenyan appeal.
