Kenya wins 3,000m steeplechase gold, silver in Peru
Kenyans Edmund Serem and Mathew Kosgei celebrate after winning gold and silver in the men's 3,000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru on September 1, 2024.
The race saw the two Kenyans exchange leads before Serem took charge in the last 300m and led to the tape.
On June 23, Serem won silver at the Africa Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon with Kosgei settling for a bronze medal.
Kenya bagged two more medals in the 3,000m steeplechase men’s on the last day of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
Edmund Serem reclaimed the title won by his brother at the 2021 edition in Nairobi in a Championship lead time of 8:15.28 ahead of his compatriot Mathew Kosgei, who clocked a personal best of 8:17.46, while Ethiopia’s Hailu Ayalew settled for third place also in a personal best of 8:24.08.
