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Caroline Chepkurui
Caroline Chepkurui (also known as Caroline Chepkurui Tuigong, Caroline Tuigong or Caroline Tuikong; born 12 March 1990) is a Kenyan steeplechase (running), steeplechase runner. She was the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, 2006 World Junior and 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2007 World Youth champion in the steeplechase, the former of which was done at age 16 running barefoot running, barefoot. Biography In 2006, Chepkurui burst onto the scene winning the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2006 World U20 Championships title in the 3000 metres steeplechase in a championship record time of 9:40.95. The win was all the more impressive by the fact that she was only 16 years old and running barefoot running, barefoot, competing against a field of mostly 18 and 19 year old athletes all wearing running spikes. Her winning time was also the second-fastest U20 time ever and a personal best by over 20 seconds. In 200 ... [...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, the meeting is a part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver tier, the third ranked 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |