Chepngetich books World C'ships slot with upset win

Janeth Chepngetich on Tuesday stunned a strong field at the Kenyan trials to claim the women's 10,000m title and earn a maiden appearance at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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The 26-year-old held off challenges from two world record holders, Agnes Jebet Ngetich and Beatrice Chebet.

Janeth Chepngetich is no relation to women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich, whose provisional suspension for doping earlier this month has cast a shadow over Kenya's preparations for Tokyo.

"I had set a strategy from the beginning. I wanted to control the pace and offer a chance to my competitors to see if they would mount a challenge," Chepngetich told reporters.

"But in the end I managed to nail the victory." Chepngetich won in a time of time of 30min 27.02sec as she made up for narrowly missing out on qualification for the Paris Olympics last year when she finished fourth in the trials.