Paris Olympics 2024: Bahrain's Winfred wins women's 3,000m steeplechase gold

Updated On: 07 August, 2024 03:48 PM IST | Paris | IANS

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Bahrain`s Winfred Mutile Yavi celebrates as she crosses the finish line in the women`s 3000m steeplechase final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Pic/AFP

Bahrain`s Winfred Mutile Yavi celebrates as she crosses the finish line in the women`s 3000m steeplechase final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Pic/AFP

Bahrain`s Yavi Winfred broke the Olympic record to win gold in the women`s 3,000m steeplechase at the Paris Games.

The 24-year-old completed the grueling event in 8 minutes, 52.76 seconds, eclipsing the previous Games record of 8:58.81 set by Russian Gulnara Samitova-Galkina at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, reports Xinhua.

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