The Top 20 photos from the World U20 Championships

By: Timothy Olobulu 2 min read
The Top 20 photos from the World U20 Championships
The Jamaican 4x100m quartet jump in celebration after winning gold. PHOTO/Raymond Makhaya

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 24 – The World Athletics Under-20 Championships was held behind closed doors at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani from August 18-22 and despite the lack of an electric atmosphere, the action on the pitch and the track were worth every moment.

We take a look at some of the finest optics from the five-day Championship, with our top 20 photos from the World U20.

Love is a beautiful thing. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
The beautiful models presenting the medals to the winners. PHOTO/World U20 LOC

The joy and the smiles reverberated from the stands, to the track.

The Ukranian team showing the love after arriving in Nairobi. PHOTO/Raymond Makhaya
Kenya’s Sylvia Chelangat could not believe it after clinching silver in the women’s 400m. PHOTO/Raymond Makhaya
Twin sisters Tina and Tia Clayton led the Jamaican team to the 4x100m women’s title. PHOTO/World U20 LOC
A Spanish fan cheers her team on at teh World U20 Championships. PHOTO/World U20 LOC
Mexico’s Sofia Ramos Rodriquez reacts after winning the women’s 10,000m race walk. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
Kenya’s High jumper Sid Markus clears a distance at the World U20 Championships. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
Greek race walker Valeriya Sholomitska reacts after finishing fourth in the final of the women’s 10,000m walk. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
World Athletics boss Lord Seb Coe. PHOTO/World U20 LOC
Kylian Mbappe? No this is Sasha Zhoya, the French athlete who won the 110mH in World Record time. PHOTO/World U20 LOC
The Nigerian 4x400m relay team celebrates after winning gold. PHOTO/Raymond Makhaya
The beautiful medals were brought in by an equally beautiful model. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
Kennedy Kimeu and Peter Kithome hydrating after the heats of the men’s 4x400m relay. PHOTO/World U20 LOC
Amos Serem and Simon Koech down on the track celebrating their steeplechase win. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
Italian athletes cheer on their teammates from the stands. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
Greece’s Sotoria Rapti competing in the long jump.
Spain’s Tessy Ebosele in action during the triple jump. PHOTO/Kelly Ayodi/World U20 LOC
Vincent Keter burries all emotions on the tartan after winning the men’s 1500m race. PHOTO/Raymond Makhaya
Timothy Olobulu

Timothy Olobulu

A lover of sports who seeks to tell the African story in an African way. Top ten finalist of the Abu Dhabi Sports Media Pearl Awards. Be it on the pitch, court, track, pool or course, the story will be told. On twitter @olobulu