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Mercy Chepkurui
Mercy Chepkurui (born 16 September 2000), also spelled Mercy Chepkirui, is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. She was the silver medalist in the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase, 2000 m steeplechase at the 2017 World U20 Championships. As a senior athlete, her time of 6:00.31 in that event indoors makes her the 8th-fastest 2000 m steeplechase performer of all time. Biography Chepkurui attended Tinet High School in the Kuresoi South Constituency of Nakuru County, Kenya. In 2017, Chepkurui won the 2000 m steeplechase at the Kenyan U18 Trials in a world U18-leading time of 6:27.6, earning her a spot on the Kenyan team at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships. At 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase, the championships, Chepkurui held a strong lead going in to the final lap, but she tumbled on the final water barrier putting compatriot into contention. After being passed by Chebet, Chepkurui re-took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISTAF Berlin
The Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) is an annual track and field athletics meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. It was first held in July 1921 at the Deutsches Stadion, which was replaced from 1937 by the Stadium of the 1936 Olympic Games. Since 2006 ISTAF has been sponsored by DKB and officially known as the DKB-ISTAF and from 2010, had been part of the IAAF World Challenge, the second tier of global one day athletics events. Nowadays it's part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver tier, the third overall tier. History On 3 July 1921 the ''Berliner Sport-Club'' (BSC), the '' Sport-Club Charlottenburg'' (SCC) and the ''Schwimm-Club Poseidon'' organised the first sports festival under the current name of Internationales Stadionfest or ISTAF. On 23 March 1937 the BSC, the ''Deutscher Sport-Club'' (DSC, later ''Olympischer Sport-Club'' OSC) and the SCC, agreed to hold international sports festivals together and organized the first meeting on 1 August 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |