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2017 IAAF World U18 Championships
The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001). South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total. Boycott The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage). Medal summary Boys Girls Mixed * Medalists who participated in heats only. Medal table ;Notes Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table. See also * 2017 Asian Youth Championships in Athletics * 2017 Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, while the metropolitan area has a projected population in 2022 of 10.8 million. The city is commonly referred to as the Green City in the Sun. Nairobi was founded in 1899 by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway.Roger S. Greenway, Timothy M. Monsma, ''Cities: missions' new frontier'', (Baker Book House: 1989), p.163. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907. After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. During Kenya's colonial period, the city became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea and sisal industry. The city lies in the south central part of Kenya, at an elevation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retshidisitswe Mlenga
Retshidisitswe Mlenga (born 27 February 2000) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds a personal best of 10.37 seconds for the 100 m and 20.88 seconds for the 200 m. He was the gold medallist in the 200 m at the IAAF World U18 Championships in 2017. Mlenga won the South African high school titles in the 100 and 200 m in 2016, then was runner-up in those events at the South African junior championships, setting new bests of 10.45 and 20.96 seconds, respectively. The following year he returned and won both titles at the South African junior meet, earning himself a place on the international team for the 2017 World U18 Championships in Athletics. He was among the favourites to win the 100 m event but was beaten by compatriot Tshenolo Lemao by 0.04 seconds. The pair again took the top two spots on the podium in the 200 m, with Mlenga winning to become the last world youth champion in the event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Mburu
Stanley Waithaka Mburu (born 9 April 2000) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres Mburu enjoyed his first international success at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, taking a bronze medal in the 3000 metres behind Ethiopia's Selemon Barega and Kenyan compatriot Edward Zakayo. The following year he made his debut on the 2018 IAAF Diamond League circuit, taking third in the 5000 metres with a personal best of 13:10.14 minutes. This time ranked him in the top twenty for the distance that year. At the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships he was again bested by Zakayo, making it a Kenyan 1–2 in the 5000 m final, while reigning U18 champion Selemon Barega finished out of the medals. Mburu won at the Palio Città della Quercia meet in August, but failed to finish at the more prestigious Memorial Van Damme race. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Zakayo
Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.Edward Pingua ZAKAYO Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08. In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the , where he took a silver medal over i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selemon Barega
Selemon Barega Shirtaga (born 20 January 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and a silver for the 5000 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Barega is a two-time 3000 metres World Indoor Championship medallist, taking a silver in 2018, and a gold in 2022. He won gold medals at the 2016 World U20 Championships (5000m), and 2017 World U18 Championships (3000m). Barega represented Ethiopia in the 5000m at the 2017 World Championships in London, finishing fifth in the final. Career Selemon was born in the Gurage area of Ethiopia. He began competing internationally in 2016. On 23 July, he won the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in 13:21.21. 2017–18 In 2017, Selemon competed in the U20 Race at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships; he placed 5th. Selemon won the African U20 Championships in Tlemcen, Algeria over 5000m clocking 13:51.43 on 2 July. On 6 July, Sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abebe Dessassa
Abebe (Amharic: አበበ) is a male name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Abebe Aregai (1903–1960), Ethiopian Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 *Abebe Bikila (1932–1973), Ethiopian marathon runner and two-time Olympic champion *Abebe Dinkesa (born 1984), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Abebe Fekadu (born 1970), Ethiopian-Australian Paralympic weightlifter *Abebe Gessese (born 1953), Ethiopian Olympic long jumper * Abebe Mekonnen (boxer) (born 1940), Ethiopian Olympic boxer *Abebe Mekonnen (born 1964), Ethiopian former long-distance runner and 1989 Boston Marathon winner *Abebe Wakgira (born 1921), Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner * Abebe Zerihun (born 1955), Ethiopian Olympic middle-distance runner *Abiye Abebe (1917–1974), Ethiopian politician and son-in-law of Haile Selassie *Addis Abebe (born 1970), Ethiopian former long-distance runner and 10,000 m Olympic medallist *Alemu Abebe, Ethiopian politician during the Derg *Biruk Abebe (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Manangoi
George Meitamei Manangoi (born 29 November 2000) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. In the 1,500 metres event, his personal best is a 3:31.49 (Stade Louis II, Monaco, 12 July 2019). He won this event at the 2018 U20 World Championships in Tampere, defeating Jakob Ingebrigtsen. He is the young brother of Elijah Manangoi, who is also a middle-distance runner. On 20 July 2018, he attempted and failed to break the junior world record in the 1,000 metres during the Herculis track meet in Monaco, and was defeated by Solomon Lekuta. He also won the 1500 metres event at the 2019 African Games The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017. Bidding process The 12th ... in Rabat. Personal bests ;Outdoor *From World Athletics Profile References External linksIAAF Athlete’s profile 2000 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japhet Kibiwott Toroitich
Japheth ( he, יֶפֶת ''Yép̄eṯ'', in pausa ''Yā́p̄eṯ''; el, Ἰάφεθ '; la, Iafeth, Iapheth, Iaphethus, Iapetus) is one of the three sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis, in which he plays a role in the story of Noah's drunkenness and the curse of Ham, and subsequently in the Table of Nations as the ancestor of the peoples of the Aegean Sea, Anatolia, and elsewhere. In medieval and early modern European tradition he was considered to be the progenitor of the European peoples, Javakhishvili, Ivane (1950), ''Historical-Ethnological problems of Georgia, the Caucasus and the Near East''. Tbilisi, pp. 130–135 (in Georgian). while Islamic traditions also include the Chinese people among his descendants. Etymology The meaning of the name ''Japheth'' is disputable. There are two possible sources to the meaning of the name: * From Aramaic root , meaning ''to extend''. In this case, the name would mean ''may He extend'' (Rashi). * From Hebrew root , meaning ''beauty,'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melese Nberet
Melese Nberet (born 29 January 2001) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ..., where he was eliminated in round 1, running a time of 1:47.80. References Living people 2001 births Ethiopian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 African Youth Games 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby Jennings
Colby most often refers to: * Colby (given name), a list of people * Colby (surname), a list of people * Colby cheese (originally 'Colby Cheddar'), a type of cheese made from cow's milk ** Colby-Jack, a mixture of Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses Colby may also refer to: Places Europe * Colby, Cumbria, UK * Colby, Norfolk, UK * Colby Woodland Garden, Pembrokeshire, UK * Colby, Isle of Man United States * Colby, Kansas, a city in Kansas * Colby, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Colby, Wisconsin, a city in Wisconsin ** Colby (town), Wisconsin, a town in Clark County * South Colby, Washington, an unincorporated community * Colby College, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine Geography * Colby Lake (Chisago County, Minnesota) * Colby Lake (Washington County, Minnesota) * Colby Mountain (Tuolumne County, California) Culture * ''Colby'', a Franco-Belgian comic series from Michel Blanc-Dumont and Greg Television * ''The Colbys'', the TV series, aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
