Edmund Serem led Kenya to a 1-2 finish in the 3,000msc final as curtains came down on the 20th World Athletics under-20 championships in Lima, Peru, early Sunday.<\/p>\n
Serem, the African silver medalist, bagged gold in style with a world-leading time of 8 minutes 15.28 seconds, while his compatriot Mathew Kosgei took silver in a personal best time of 8:17.46 minutes,as Hailu Ayalew of Ethiopia took home bronze.<\/p>\n
Kenya\u2019s hopes of winning medals in 1500m men and women were dashed as Mary Nyaboke and Mirriam Chemutai finished 10th and 14th, respectively.<\/p>\n\n
Saron Berhe of Ethiopia, Rachel Forysth from Canada, and Jolanda Kallabis of Germany took podium positions, respectively.<\/p>\n
Josphat Kipkirui finished 4th the men\u2019s 1500m final, won by Ethiopian Abdiya Fayisa, who completed his double victory in 3:40.51 minutes, followed by\u00a0 Cameron Myers of Australia and Spanish Alex Pintado in 2nd and 3 positions , respectively.<\/p>\n
Kenya finished 6th overall with 7 medals: 3 golds, 3 silvers, and 1 bronze medal.<\/p>\n
Gold medalists for Kenya were Sarah Moraa in 800m,Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi in 5,000m and Edmund Serem in 3,000msc.<\/p>\n
Three Kenyan silvers were won by Mathew Kosgei in 3,000msc,Denis Kipkoech and Marion Jepngetich both in 3,000m with\u00a0 Diana Chepkemoi winning\u00a0 the only bronze in 3,000msc.<\/p>\n
The USA won the championships with 16 medals, of which 8 were gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.<\/p>\n\n
Ethiopia finished second with 6 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes, followed by China in third with 11 medals, 4 golds, 4 silvers, and 3 bronzes.<\/p>\n
The 21st edition of the global age group championships will be staged in 2026 in Eugene, USA.<\/p>\n
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