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World U20: Cheruiyot bags gold for Kenya in 1500m

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Kenya's Reynold Cheruiyot in action during the 1500m race at the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia on August 1 2022. [World Athletics]

Reynold Cheruiyot on Thursday earned Kenya its second gold medal at the ongoing 2022 World Athletics Under-20 championships in Cali, Colombia after sprinting to victory in the men's 1500m finals.

Following in the footsteps of former World Champion and namesake Timothy Cheruiyot, Reynold stormed to victory in 3:35.83 to beat Ethiopian Ermias Girma to the gold medal.

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