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Reigning champion Conseslus Kipruto led three other Kenyans in qualifying for the finals of the men's 3,000m steeplechase final here at the World Athletics Championship on Tuesday.
Kipruto won the third heat timing 8:19.20 ahead of compatriot Benjamin Kigen (8:19.44).
Leonard Bett finished third in heat one after timing 8:13.07, while Abraham Kibiwot (8:18.46) was also third in the second heat to seal their places in Friday's final.
So comfortable was the race for Kipruto that he was gesturing to the crowd and his competitors through the last 400m.
Off the final water jump, he was pretty much holding a conversation with Benjamin Kigen as he waved his hands.
