Emmanuel Kiplagat and Sylvia Jelangat were the top performers at the second World Under 20 pre-trials held at the Eliud Kipchoge Sports Complex in Kapsabet, Nandi County on Saturday. Kiplagat won both the 3,000m and 5, 000m races while Jelangat took the honours in both the 100m and 400m. Kiplagat, of Baringo, won the 3,000m in a time of 8:14. In the 3,000m, women's race Marion Jepngetich broke the 10-minute barrier to time 9:08.3 for the honours as Grace Loibach (9:32.3) and Naomi Jeptoo (9:49.9) claimed the lesser of the podium places. In the penultimate event of the day, Jackline Jepkoech clocked 10:20:10) to win the women's 3000m steeplechase race ahead of Edna Chepkorir (10:50.87) and Brenda Jepchirchir (11:14.40).

Source: The Star May 22, 2021 13:41 UTC