NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 19 – Benson Kiplangat put up a superb final 200m performance to clinch Kenya’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships on Thursday with victory in the men’s 5,000m.
Kiplangat beat Ethiopia’s Tardese Worku in a sprint finish to win gold in a personal best time of 13:20.37.
Levy Kibet came home third for bronze.
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