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Chelangat's power kick delivers gold for Kenya in Under-20 meet

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Betty Chelangat after winning women's 3,000m at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships. [World Athletics]

Kenya started its world title defence in Cali, Colombia on a high note as Betty Chelangat struck the first gold with compatriot Nancy Cherop clinching bronze medal in the women's 3,000m as the World Athletics Under-20 Championships started on Monday.

Kenya's Chelangat produced a powerful display to take the gold medal with a killer kick on the back straight, moving away from her two pursuers: Ethiopia's Tsiyon Abebe and her compatriot Cherop.

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