Team Kenya from the just concluded world athletics under-20 championships arrived back in the country early today from Lima, Peru, where it finished 5th with 7 medals: 3 golds, 3 silvers, and a bronze.<\/p>\n
Sarah Moraa, Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi, and Edmund Serem, who all bagged gold medals during the 5-day championships, said they are now shifting focus to senior events, with the main target being the Tokyo 2025 World athletics championships.<\/p>\n
Kenya won gold medals in 800m women, 5,000m men, and 3,000m men.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning this gold is a big achievement for me as I am now done with junior championships and my focus will be senior events when the new season starts. am so happy it\u2019s my 1st time to captain the team and winning a gold medal.\u201d said elated Serem<\/p>\n
Marion Jepngetich and Denis Kipkoech won silver in 3000m, with Matthew Kosgei adding another silver in 3000msc, while Diana Chepkemoi won Kenya\u2019s only bronze in 3,000msc.<\/p>\n
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