Olympics-Athletics-Bahrain's Yavi wins 3,000m steeplechase gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 06, 2024. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

PARIS (Reuters) - Bahrain's Winfred Yavi won the women's Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal on Tuesday.

Uganda's Peruth Chemutai took silver and Kenya's Faith Cherotich claimed bronze.