Kemboi wins 3000m steeplechase title

Thursday, September 01, 2011 — updated on July 04, 2020

Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi wins the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu on September 1, 2011. AFP

DAEGU

Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi won the men's 3000m steeplechase world title Thursday in a time of 8min 14.85sec.

Team-mate Brimin Kipruto took silver in 8:16.05 with Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France claiming bronze (8:16.09).

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