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Result: Kenya's Hyvin Jepkemoi secures 3000m steeplechase title

Kenya's Hyvin Jepkemoi finishes strongly to claim gold in the women's 3000m steeplchase at the World Athletics Championships.

Kenya's Hyvin Jepkemoi has won the gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

After a slow start to the final, India's Lalita Babar stretched the field out with a quick middle kilometre, before Jepkemoi started to close the gap.

Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi of Kenya celebrates after crossing the finish line to win gold in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase final during day five of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 26, 2015© Getty Images

Jepkemoi, Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia and Germany's Gesa Krause were all in contention coming onto the finishing straight as Babar dropped back, but the Kenyan kicked hard to move away from her rivals, finishing in 9:19.11.

Ghribi clinched the silver, while Krause's time of 9:19.25 handed her the bronze and a new personal best.

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Sunday's key events


ATHLETICS
· With the track and field action now finished, the final athletics event of the Games is the men's marathon, which includes three British representatives and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge (11pm)

CYCLING
· Laura Kenny goes for a sixth Olympic gold medal, and a second of the Tokyo Games, in the women's omnium (2am-4.25am)
· Jason Kenny also has another shot at gold on the final day of action, taking part in the men's keirin alongside compatriot Jack Carlin (2.24am-4am)

BASKETBALL
· After the men once again picked up Olympic gold, the USA women will attempt to replicate their success in the gold medal match against hosts Japan (3.30am)

VOLLEYBALL
· USA also have a chance for gold in the women's volleyball final against Brazil (5.30am)

BOXING
· Lauren Price bids to bring a successful Games to a golden close for Britain in the ring as she takes on Li Qian in the women's middleweight final (6.45am)

HANDBALL
· The women's gold medal match sees the Russian Olympic Committee take on France (7am)

WATER POLO
· The final gold medal of the Games is likely to be handed out in water polo, when Greece face Serbia in the men's gold medal match (8.30am)

CLOSING CEREMONY
· A unique and memorable Olympic Games officially comes to a close (12pm)

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