The Olympic Women’s 3000m Steeplechase kicked off with round 1 on August 15, at the National Stadium in Beijing. Russia’s Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, current world record holder, finished first with a time of 9:15.17. Ruth Bosibori Nyangau from Kenya placed second in 9:15.75. Eunice Jepkorir, also from Kenya, finished third at 9:21.31. Fifteen qualifiers will advance to the Women’s Steeplechase final on Sunday, August 17 at 9:30 p.m. (UTC/GMT +8).
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)