Kigen, Obiri bag Kenya's first medals at Tokyo Olympics

African 3000m steeplechase champion Benjamin Kigen bagged bronze in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics to end Kenya's wait for a medal at the games. 

Kigen timed 8:10.45 to finish behind winner Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco (8:08.90) and second-placed Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia (8:10.38) as Kenya's 53-year hold on the water-and-hurdles race finally came to an end. 

The other Kenyan in the race, Commonwealth silver medalist Abraham Kibiwott, finished a disappointing 10th in 8:19.41. 

 In the women's 5000m, world champion Hellen Obiri could only settle for a second successive silver at the Olympics, clocking 14:38.36 to finish behind winner Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands who timed 14:36.79 to clinch gold. 

World bronze medalist Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia clinched bronze after clocking 14:38.87 to finish third as world 10,000m bronze medallist Agnes Tirop of Kenya came fourth in 14:39.62. 

Another Kenyan,  former world cross country bronze medallist Lilian Kasait, finished a disappointing 12th in 14:55.85.