Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon Wins 5,000-M Silver After Appealing ‘Obstruction’ Disqualification

Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon eventually took home silver in the women’s Olympic 5,000-m on Monday, after winning an appeal against a brief disqualification over an alleged obstruction incident.

Paris Olympic organizers initially said that Kipyegon “was disqualified for obstruction following an incident between her and Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay with two laps to go.” Video footage of the competition showed that the two athletes had collided during the race.