Kenyans qualify for steeplechase, 1,500m finals in Lima
Edmund Serem (033) leads Mathew Koskey (080) in 3000m Steeplechase during Athletics Kenya World Under 20 Trials on June 28th 2024 at Nyayo National Stadium.
Chemutai finished fifth in 4:22.53 as Great Britain’s Ava Lloyd crossed the line in 4:21.53 with Ethiopia’s Tsige Teshome finishing second in 4:21.92. At the same time, Switzerland’s Shirin Kerber was third clocking 4:22.21.
In the second heat, Nyaboke came in second after clocking 4:21.72 with Ethiopia’s Saron Berhe winning in 4:18.88, while USA’s Dylan McElhinney was third timing 4:21.74.
Kenyans Mathew Kosgei and Edmund Serem sailed through to the men's 3,000m steeplechase final after winning their respective heats on Wednesday night at the World Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
Kosgei led in his heat after two laps and took control of the race before crossing the line in eight minutes and 24.64 seconds ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihun Moges who clocked 8:30.92, while Algeria’s Anes Djayahia was in third in 8:39.10.
In the second heat, Serem ran a brilliant race from behind in the first few laps before surging forward and led in the last two laps before crossing the line in 8:46.56/ Ethiopia’s Hailu Ayalew was second in 8:48.14 with USA’s Wyatt Haughton who clocked 8:59.09 sealing the podium positions.
