Kenyan trio rise from the ashes, storm into World U20 400m final

Kenya's Sylvia Chelangat celebrating as Summy of India looks on after 400m race during World Athletics U20 Championships at the Moi International Sports Complex. Aug 18, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

A painful disqualification in the 4x400m mixed relay was the final push that Sylvia Chelangat needed to book herself a place in the women’s 400m finals in the day one of the World Athletics U20 Championships at Kasarani Stadium yesterday.

There was a cocktail of experience in the first day of action in Nairobi that saw the quartet of Chelangat, Kennedy Kimeu, Elkanah Kiprotich and Loice Moraa slapped with a penalty for rule violation.