Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Peruth Chemutai of Uganda celebrates with her national flag after winning gold REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
TOKYO (Reuters) -Peruth Chemutai became the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport when she triumphed in the women's 3,000m steeplechase on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old clocked a time of 9:01.45 to finish over three seconds ahead of American silver medallist Courtney Frerichs with Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng taking the bronze.
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