Caroline Gitonga delivered Kenya’s second medal at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday.She claimed silver in the women’s 5 km race to cap an impressive 2026 season.Gitonga ran a strong 14:48, finishing second behind Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw, who won gold in 14:41. Australia’s Rose Davies completed the podium in 14:50.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968580##The silver marked Gitonga’s first global podium finish in Kenyan colors and added another medal to Kenya’s tally at the championships.2022 African 10,000m champion Caroline Nyaga also represented Kenya but finished 13th in 15:17 after failing to mount a late challenge.Gitonga’s medal came at the end of a remarkable season in which she has established herself as one of the leading names on the road-running circuit.Ewoi secures third place at Athlos 2026She opened her 2026 campaign with victory at the Castellon 10km on February 22, winning in 29:34 ahead of compatriot Nelvin Kemboi and Ethiopia’s Chaltu Dida.On March 28, she continued her winning run by triumphing at the Prague Half Marathon in 1:06:16, leading a Kenyan clean sweep as Jesca Chelangat and Cynthia Chepkwony finished second and third respectively.Gitonga claimed another victory at the Utrecht 5km on June 13, clocking 14:26 to extend her unbeaten run on the roads.Patrick Matasi recalls tough six months waiting to make AFC Leopards debutShe also showed her versatility on the track a week later, finishing second in the 5,000m at Track Night Vienna in 14:53.92 behind her sister Purity Gitonga, who won in 14:48.18.Kenya had won the women’s 5km title at the previous World Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia, in 2023, when Beatrice Chebet claimed gold in a course-record 14:35, and Lilian Kasait took silver in 14:39.In the men’s 5km race in Copenhagen, Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion Mathew Kipsang was Kenya’s best finisher, eighth, in 13:11, while Cornelius Kiboino finished 13th in 13:15.Source: Athletics KenyaSTARS ABROAD: Kenyan midfielder features for Charlton Athletic in English Championship
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