Kenya's medal drought persisted at the World Athletic Championships as as the best Kenyan in the women's 3000m steeplechase, Celliphine Chespol finished a distant 13th.
Chespol started the race well keeping in touch with the leaders but faded badly to clock a sluggish 9:27.34.
The Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto now representing Kazakhstan bagged gold after controlling the race superbly from the start in a championship record in 8:53.02.
Ethiopia's Werkuha Getachew took silver in 8:54.61 while compatriot Mekides Abebe settled for bronze in 8:56.08.
The Kenyan contingent in the 800m safely made into the semifinals. Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir topped his heat in 1:45.05 ahead of Morocco's El hassine Moujahed (1:49.27) and Spain's Alvaro De Ariba (1:49.30) who placed second and third respectively.
Commonwealth Games' 800m champion Wycliffe Kinyamal was placed second in his heat after posting 1:45.08. Slimane Mouala of Algeria clocked 1:44.90 to win the heat as Abeelati El Guesse was placed third in 1:45:25.
World Under-20 800 m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi clocked 1:46.45 to finish third in his heat that was won by Morocco's Moad Zahafi in 1:46.15. Gabriel Tual of France came second in 1:46.34. Noah Kibet qualified to the semifinals as one of the fastest losers in 1:45.41.
World 10,000 bronze medalist Margaret Chelimo, Béatrice Chebet and Gloria Kite all qualified for the 5000m final. Chelimo was placed fourth in 14:53.45 as Chebet came third in the heat in 14:53.34 Ethiopia' Gudaf Tsegay won the heat on 14:52.64 as compatriot Dawit Seyaum took second position in 14:53.06. Gloria Kite came sixth in heat 2, clocking 14:53.62.
