World under 20 1,500m champion 1,500m Purity Chepkirui will be joined by fellow champions Heristone Wanyonyi, World Under-20 3,000m steeplechase bronze medallist Faith Cherotich will lead other junior athletes for this year’s World Under 20 Athletics Championships in Cali.
The quartet secured the slots following their dominance at the Athletics Kenya national trials that concluded on Saturday for the Cali championships in Cololmbia starting from August 1st to 8th.
Colombia team
Men
- 10,000m walk: Herristone Wanyonyi
400m-Hurdles - Peter Kithome
- Allocious Kipngetich
5000m - Samuel Kibathi
- Shadrack Rono
1500m - Daniel Kimaiyo
- Reynold Kipkorir
800m - Brian Kiptu
- Noah Kibet
3000m steeplechase - Emmanuel Wafula
- Peter Rono
3000m - Michael Temoi
- Edwin Kimosong
400m - Elkanah Chemelil
- Samuel Toili.
Women
10,000m race walk - Margaret Gati
15000m - Purity Chepkirui
- Brenda Chebet
3000m - Betty Chelangat
- Nancy Cherop
800m - Nelly Jepchirchir
- Evelyne Chepkoech
3000m steeplechase - Faith Cherotich
- Diana Chepkemoi
5000m - Maurine Cherotich
- Jane Gati
400m - Damaris Nduleve
- Sylvia Chelangat
Long jump - Winnie Chepngetich.
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