PREMIUM ‘Go for it, my son’: Father’s SMS inspires Serem to Commonwealth Games gold Champion says his father called him before 3,000m steeplechase, praying for him and encouraging him. Athletics Just now Listen
Last year, in his first senior season, he won bronze at the World Championships in Tokyo before his Commonwealth exploits.
Gold medallist Kenya's Edmund Serem celebrates after winning the men's 3000m steeplechase final with silver medallist Simon Kiprop Koech and bronze medallist Leonard Kipkemoi Bett at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain on July 27, 2026 Photo credit: Isabel Infantes | Reuters The fact that an 18-year-old Kenyan not only beat him, but did so emphatically, gives this victory a different significance.
Kenya remains the most successful nation in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships, having won 13 gold medals.
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