Isaiah Kiplangat leads a Kenyan clean sweep in Sweden

Isaiah Kiplangat Koech led a Kenyan 1-2-3 in the men 3000m steeplechase race at the Stockholm Samsung Diamond League on Friday evening.

Stockholm meeting is the first track-and-field event after the London Olympics. Kiplangat won in a time of 7.30.43, ahead of fellow compatriots Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku and John Kipkoech who posted times of 7:30.99 and 7:34.03 respectively.

The other three Kenyans in the race were Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (7:34.75), Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (7:35.04) and Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (7:40.01) who finished fourth, fifth and ninth respectively.