Kenya’s Hellen Ekalale finished second in the women’s 3000m at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday morning.
The Japan-based athlete clocked 8:49.28, behind Rose Davies of Australia who timed 8:49.28 for the win.
Japan’s Yuma Yamamoto completed the podium places with a third-place finish, clocking 8:50.64.
Another Kenyan in the same competition, Emmanuel Kiplagat, missed out on the podium after finishing fifth in the men’s 3000m.
The youngster clocked 7:42.23, in a race won by Jude Thomas who ran 7:39.69 to cut the tape.
Ethiopian Elias Girma (7:40.42) and Irishman Brian Fay (7:41.09) finished second and third respectively.
Kiplagat’s fellow countryman in the same race, Amos Bett, finished a disappointing 14th after clocking 7:54.90.
The one-day event is part of the World Athletics Continental Tour events, with the next round set for Zagreb, Croatia on May 22-24.
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Kenya is set to host the sixth edition of the same series — the Kip Keino Classic — on May 31 in Nairobi.
