Peruth Chemutai won Uganda’s first gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase on Wednesday.
She is the first Ugandan woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics and brought the count of medals from this year’s Olympics to three so far.
Uganda’s golden girl Peruth Chemutai (R) and bronze medalist Hyvin Kiyeng of Kenya Preuth Chemutai