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Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi won his third 3000 metres steeplechase world title at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday.

The 31-year-old two-time Olympic champion timed 8min 06.01sec to take gold while compatriot Conseslus Kipruto took silver in 8:06.37 and France's two-time Olympic silver medallist Mahiedine Mekhissi was third in 8:07.86.