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WHAT A BATTLE ⚔️
Addisu Yihune 🇪🇹 kicks to 14:03.05 and claims world U20 5000m title for 0.28!
Gold for Ethiopia! 🥇
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Botswana 🇧🇼 is laying down a marker in the sprints!
Anthony Pesela produces a sensational finish to clinch the men's #WorldAthleticsU20 400m title in a championship record 44.58.
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World U20 Record for Jamaica 🇯🇲
There was no stopping the Jamaican 4x100m women on their way to #WorldAthleticsU20 gold in a sensational 42.94.
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🇧🇼 BOTSWANA BACK AT IT AGAIN 🇧🇼
Majama, Kebinatshipi, Pesela and Masede clock a #WorldAthleticsU20 leading time of 3:05.22 to win 🥇 in the men’s 4x400m relay!
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Congratulations to all of the athletes for making their nations proud at the #WorldAthleticsU20 in Nairobi!
This is what it’s all about 💫
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Fantástico 45.63 para Luis Avilés Ferreiro que establece un nuevo récord mexicano U20 en los 400m lisos en Nairobi #WorldAthleticsU20
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Double delight for Ethiopia ✌️
Medina Eisa 🇪🇹 and Melknat Wudu 🇪🇹 go for 🥇 and 🥈 in the 5000m!
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Was it even in doubt?
Big favourite Brianna Lyston 🇯🇲 storms to 22.65 and strikes 200m gold!
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Smiling for the @sports_seiko photo finish 📸
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8.12m ‼️
Erwan Konate 🇫🇷 produces a superbly consistent series and takes the #WorldAthleticsU20 title with an U20 world-leading 8.12m leap 🥇
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ANOTHER GOLD FOR ETHIOPIA ‼️
1500m 🥈
800m 🥇
Ermias Girma 🇪🇹 powers to 1:47.36 for the gold this time around. What a week for him!
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Tadese Worku leads home an Ethiopian 1-2 in the 3000m in a #WorldAthleticsU20 championship record 7:42.09.
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What a #WorldAthleticsU20 4x100m podium 👏
🥇 Jamaica 42.94 🇯🇲 world U20 record
🥈 Namibia 43.76 🇳🇦 national U20 record
🥉 Nigeria 43.90 🇳🇬
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World U20 champion ✔️
Championship record ✔️
Birke Haylom 🇪🇹 runs 4:04.27 to strike 1500m gold in style 💪
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12.93 🔥
19-year-old @sasha_zhoya 🇫🇷 breaks the 110m hurdles world U20 record during the semi-finals of the #WorldAthleticsU20 Championships in Nairobi.
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WORLD U20 CHAMPION ‼️
Medina Eisa 🇪🇹 delivers a tactical masterpiece to cross the line in 15:29.71 and brings home 5000m gold!
It's a 1-2 for Ethiopia with Melknat Wudu 🇪🇹 right behind in 15:30.06 💪
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YET ANOTHER GOLD FOR ETHIOPIA 🥇
Samuel Duguna 🇪🇹 runs 8:37.92 and brings home 3000m steeplechase gold!
Samuel Firewu 🇪🇹 is second in 8:39.11 💪
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GOLD TO THE BAHAMAS 🥇🇧🇸
Antoine Andrews 🇧🇸 equals the world U20-leading time of 13.23 to strike 110m hurdles gold!
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Namibia's @BeaMasilingi tops the 100m heats with a national U20 record 11.20 👏🇳🇦
The other leading qualifiers for tonight's #WorldAthleticsU20 semi-finals are:
Tina Clayton 🇯🇲11.50
Camille Rutherford 🇧🇸 11.59
Tima Seikeseye Godbless🇳🇬 11.59
Praise Ofoku 🇳🇬 11.65
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Olympic silver medallist @christine_mboma is the #WorldAthleticsU20 200m champion.
She wins in 21.84 to lead a Namibian 1-2 ahead of compatriot @BeaMasilingi.
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The future of distance running comes from East Africa 💪
On the opening afternoon of the #WorldAthleticsU20, Addisu Yihune 🇪🇹 took the men’s 5000m title and Betty Chelangat 🇰🇪 won the women’s 3000m 👇
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More 🥇 for Kenya! 🇰🇪
Heristone Wanyonyi wins the #WorldAthleticsU20 10,000m race walk title in a personal best 42:10.84 🙌
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200m 🥇 for Nigeria's Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike in a national U20 record 20.21 🇳🇬
100m champion Letsile Tebogo 🇧🇼 secures his second medal of these #WorldAthleticsU20 Championships with 20.38 in 🥈
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ORO PARA MÉXICO 🥇
Karla Ximena Serrano 🇲🇽 crosses the line of the 10,000m race walk in a personal best time of 46:24.35 and brings home the gold!
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¡Nos vemos pronto, Lima! 👋🇵🇪
The World Athletics Council confirms that the #WorldAthleticsU20 Championships 2024 will take place in Lima, Peru.
