Vivian Cheruiyot clinches gold in 10,000m

Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot has claimed her fourth world title and second gold medal in the 10,000m with victory in Beijing.

There were very few clues until the final 1,000m, with most of the competitors staying close to each other for much of the race after a slow start.

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Cheruiyot grew in confidence on the final lap to take the lead with just over 200m remaining, and she held off the challenge of Ethiopia's Gelete Burka in the closing stages to win in a time of 31:41.31.

It was a dramatic finish to the battle for bronze as Molly Huddle celebrated just before the line, which allowed Emily Infeld to sneak through and beat her American teammate to a spot on the podium.