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Winning starts for Taki, Kosgei in Colombia Games

Kipyegon Bett wins 800m during the Africa Youth Championship national trials at Nyayo Stadium on April 1, 2015.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

It was business as usual for Kenyan athletes as the ninth IAAF World Youth Championships got underway yesterday at the Pascqual Querrero Stadium in Cali, Colombia.

Kumari Taki led from gun to tape in a time of 3:48.45 to win in the second 1500m heat, while his counterpart Lawi Kosgei (3:53.87) was second behind Ethiopian Mulugeta Assefa (3:52.97) in the first qualifying race.

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