World Champions Chebet, Kipyegon, Wanyonyi and Odira  to jet back home today from Tokyo

Five gold medalists – Beatrice Chebet, Faith Kipyegon, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Lillian Odira – are among the last batch of 48 Kenyan athletes set to arrive in the country today from the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

The athletes will arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on board Qatar Airways and Emirates at 1:40pm and 2:30pm, respectively.

Kenya finished 2nd overall in the world behind the USA.

Kenyan medallists were

Gold

Beatrice Chebet – 5000 m, 10,000 m

Faith Kipyegon-1500m

Emmanuel Wanyonyi-800m

Peres Jepchirchir-Marathon

Lillian Odira – 800 m

Faith Cherotich-3000msc

Silver

Faith Kipyegon-5000m

Dorcas Ewoi-1500m

Bronze

Edmund Serem-3000msc

Raynold Cheruiyot – 1500 m