Sawe, the form three student at Katerembo in Machakos, tore the field to shreds from behind, clocking a personal best of 47.36 seconds. He brushed aside Isah Musa from Bahrain and Ukraine’s Yaraslav Demchenko to second and third places in 47.91 and 48.11 respectively. Kenya's Kelvin Sawe Tauta crosses the finish line to win his 400m heat during the IAAF World Under-18 Championships at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on July 12, 2017. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU |Kenya's Kelvin Sawe Tauta (right) and Elian Larregina of Argentina compete in the 400m heats during the IAAF World Under-18 Championships at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on July 12, 2017. I am pleased with my performance and I hope to ease through the semis to the final,” said Sawe.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2017 10:05 UTC