The Kenya Under-20 athletics team is back home after an impressive outing in Oregon, United States, during the World Under-20 Athletics Championships. Kenya finished second overall with four gold, three silver and four bronze medals. This is an improvement from the previous World Championships in Lima, Peru, where Kenya finished fifth with seven medals — three gold, three silver and one bronze.
Team Kenya was led on arrival by gold medallists Josephine Sembeyo in the 1500m, Wilson Chepkwach in the 1500m, Emmanuel Kiprono in the 3000m and Frankline Kibet in the 5000m. The four silver medallists are also back, including David Serento, Nehemiah Kipng'eno in the 5000m and Emmanuel Lemiso in the 3000m steeplechase. Athletics Kenya says it has an elaborate programme that will create pathways for the juniors. The first pathway is education, with more than 290 student-athletes already in the United States on scholarships. The second pathway is jobs, where Athletics Kenya will recommend talented young athletes to be drafted into the police force, the KDF and Kenya Prisons.
