HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's Medina Eisa raced to a women's world U20 5km best of 14:46 at the Adizero Road to Records event here on Saturday. The 18-year-old Eisa narrowly denied her compatriot Senbere Teferi a third consecutive women's 5km victory in Herzogenaurach. Kenya's Janeth Chepngetich finished fourth in 30:28 and Ethiopia's 17-year-old Senayet Getachew set a world U20 best of 30:34 to finish fifth. Burundi's Rodrigue Kwizera was third in a national record of 13:11 on his 5km race debut. The 18-year-old, who finished fourth in the 3,000m at the World U20 Championships in Cali last year, won the race in 1:07:44 against her more experienced compatriots Nigsti Haftu and Dera Dida.

Source: Ethiopian News April 30, 2023 02:04 UTC