Beatrice Chebet has worked hard for this moment: winning a gold medal, adorned in the famous Kenyan black, red and green. Beatrice was pursuing her childhood dream when she was crowned the world cross country junior champion in the Under 20 years 5,000 meters race.
In total, Kenya grabbed 19 gold, 16 silver and 11 bronze medals in the four days of the African Under 20 championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.