FOCUS: Sheila settles for bronze in 1,500m race

Seyaum of Ethiopia and Sheila Chepngetich Keter of Kenya pose on the podium after winning in the women's 1500m final during day six of the IAAF World Junior Championships at Hayward Field on July 27, 2014 in Eugene, Oregon. Christian Petersen/Getty Images/AFP

Kenya’s Sheila Chepngetich ran a personal best of 4:11.21 to earn the bronze medal in the women 1,500m race. Ethiopia’s Dawit Seyaum became the fourth Ethiopian woman to win the four lap race at the World Junior Championships and she did in convincing fashion with 4:09.86. The only female junior athlete to have run the distance faster than four minutes this year led the first 1-2 for Ethiopia in the 1500m in the history of the championships as her countrywoman Gudaf Tsegay finished second with 4:10.83. Tsegay, Seyaum and Alexa Efraimson of the US shared the lead.