2011 World Youth Championships In Athletics – Boys' 800 Metres
The Men's 800 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Nord Lille Métropole on 6, 7 and 8 July. Medalists Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. During the competition, Leonard Kirwa Kosencha lowered Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali ( ar, بلال منصور علي; born 17 October 1988) is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. He was born John Yego on 17 October 1988 in Kenya. Works with Bahrain Defence ...'s world youth best to 1:44.08, thereby establishing a new championship record, too. Heats Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Heat 7 Semifinals Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Y ...
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2011 World Youth Championships In Athletics
The 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the seventh edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Lille Métropole, France, with stadium-based events at Stadium Lille-Métropole in Villeneuve d'Ascq, on 6–10 July 2011. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2011 (born in 1994 or 1995). The event had record participation levels, with 1375 athletes (757 boys/618 girls) from 173 countries entering the tournament. Over the five-day competition, forty track and field events were contested (20 for boys and 20 for girls). A total of five world youth best marks were set in Lille. New Zealand's Jacko Gill won the shot put by four metres, improving his own youth best to 24.35 m. Jake Stein collected a record 6491 points in the octathlon, while Leonard Kirwa Kosencha of Kenya ran a world youth best of 1:44.08 minutes for the 800 metres. The United States boys and Jamaican girls ran record times to win their respective medley rela ...
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