Tunisia's Habiba Ghribi reacts as she finishes second in the women's 3000m steeplechase final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium (Photo: Reuters)
World champion Yuliya Zaripova won the women's 3,000 meters steeplechase at the London Olympics on Monday, becoming just the second champion in the event.
The 26-year-old Russian led from the start at a rainy Olympic Stadium and stormed across the finish line well clear of the field in a personal best time of nine minutes 6.72 seconds.
Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia won silver in 9:08.37, a national record, and Ethiopia's Sofia Assefa took bronze in 9:09.84.
Defending champion Gulnara Galkina of Russia, who won gold in the event's first appearance at the Olympics four years ago, pulled up injured and failed to finish.
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