Kenya eye double gold on penultimate day of world championships | Sports

TOKYO, Sept 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Kenya are hoping legend Faith Kipyegon and Emmanuel Wanyonyi deliver two gold medals on the penultimate day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Kipyegon defends her title in the women's 5,000 metres final, while Wanyonyi is looking to add world gold to his 800m Olympic crown. AFP Sport takes a closer look at their chances of success on a day when six gold medals are up for grabs: A year on from the Paris Olympics and seemingly little has changed with all three medallists in a rematch for the world crown. The Kenyan men have fared poorly in the middle and long distance races at the championships and are looking to Wanyonyi to...