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Kenyan Cheruiyot wins women's 10,000m

Xinhua, August 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot won the women's 10,000m title at the world athletics championships on Monday, romping home with a last-lap surge.

Cheruiyot, who claimed the 10,000m title in Daegu in 2011 and is also a two-time world 5,000m champion, clocked 31 minutes, 41.41 seconds.

World No. 1 ranked Gelete Burka of Ethiopia took silver in 31:41.77, while American Emily Infeld had bronze in 31:43.49. Endi