Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai won the silver medal in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase final on Tuesday night. She finished second with a new National Record of 8:53.34, behind Bahrain’s Winfred Mutile Yavi (8:52.76).

Yavi clinched the Gold with a new Olympic Record of 8:52.76, breaking the previous record of 8:58.81. Kenya’s Faith Cherotich took bronze with a time of 8:55.15.

Yavi’s winning time of 8:52.76 is the fourth fastest performance of all time, a mark that only she and Chepkoech have ever bettered. Chepkoech set her world record of 8:44.32 in Monaco in 2018, while Yavi ran 8:50.66 to win ahead of Chepkoech (8:51.67) in Eugene last September.

This is Uganda’s second medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics after Joshua Cheptegei won the first medal, a gold in the men’s 10,000m race, setting an Olympic record.

As of Wednesday morning, Uganda was positioned 33rd with one gold and one silver out of the 206 countries.