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Kenya finished at the top of the medal table at the 18th edition of the Under-20 World Championships at the Moi Kasarani International Stadium on Sunday.
Kenya won a total of seven medals yesterday - three gold, silver and three bronze.
That brought the number of Kenyan medals to 16; eight gold, one silver and seven bronze (8-1-7) the best results in the country for 11 years in this world youth competition.
Their success in the competition surpassed the results they registered for the 2000 Championships in Santiago, 2006 in Beijing and 2010 in Moncton.
Finland finished second with five gold medals and one silver medal while Nigeria finished third with seven gold medals and four medals. Ethiopia followed with three gold, seven silver and two bronze medals.
Kenyan Benson Kiplangat opened Kenya's gold medal by beating Ethiopian Tadese Worku in the 200 meters to win gold in the 5,000m race to give Kenya their first victory in the under-20 championship on Thursday. .
Kiplangat teammate Levy Ki-bet won a bronze medal in a time of 13: 26.01.
Teresiah Muthoni and Zenah Jemutai later honored Kenya by finishing in first and second place in the 3000m final and ending Kenya's long drought to win the race on the youth side.
Muthoni also recorded his best time of 13 minutes and 20.37 seconds and Jemutai won the Silver medal by beating Wudu. View attachment 3553 Purity Chepkurui wins the women's 1500 meters race during the WAU20 race on August 22, 2021.
On Friday Jackline Chepkoech finished early before one round to record gold in her best time of 9: 27.40 and beat Kenya gold in the 3000m steeplechase with teammate Faith Cherotich winning the bronze medal in a time of 9: 44.76.
On Saturday Kenya won another unexpected gold medal in the walking competition after Heristone Wanyonyi emerged the winner.
Amos Serem added Kenyan medals on Sunday by winning the 3000m steeplechase and restoring records of Ezekiel Kemboi's prowess in the competition. budding players in the final day of the tournament
