Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi, who won the women’s Olympic 3,000-metre steeplechase gold medal, dethroning Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai and pushing her to silver, says the shock win is a dream result for her.
Yavi jumped for joy after crossing the line, having overtaken Chemutai with an explosive final sprint that left the Ugandan who had led most of the race unable to respond.
Chemutai was in shock after Yavi, 24, stole the finish to add the Olympic title to last year’s world championship, setting an Olympic record time of 8 minutes 52.76 seconds.
“This is like a dream come true. It’s something special,” Yavi told reporters.
“It means a lot to me and also to the country.”
