Mburu bags silver in 10,000M as Team Kenya continue hunt for gold

Stanley Waithaka Mburu has earned Kenya her third medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon,Eugene after finishing second in the men's 10,000m race.

Waithaka, the 2018 World Under-20 5000m silver medallist had to fight harder in a tightly contested final that saw him take on the defending champion Joshua Cheptegei, half marathon world record holder Jacob Kiplimo both of Uganda and Olympic champion Selemon Barega of Ethiopia.

Despite falling in the early stages of the race, Waithaka quickly picked pace  to take silver in a season best mark of 27:27.90

Cheptegei held on for victory as he successfully defended his title in 27:27.43 as his compatriot Kiplimo settling for bronze in 27:27.97.