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Mancha ends Kenya’s 14-year wait for U20 1500m gold

Mancha ends Kenya’s 14-year wait for U20 1500m gold

Kenya has a new 1500m world champion at the junior level, and her win closes a chapter that has stayed open since 2012...

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Kenya's Josephine Sembeyo Mancha has ended a 14-year wait for the U20 1500m gold title at the World Athletics U20 Championships, securing a thrilling victory.

Mancha won gold in 4:16.73, narrowly beating American Claire Stegall by four hundredths of a second.
The victory marks Kenya's first U20 1500m women's world title since Faith Kipyegon in 2012.
The race featured a chaotic start and a frantic sprint finish, with Kenya also taking gold and silver in the men's 1500m event.

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