Edmund Serem has won gold in the 3,000m steeplechase at the World Athletics U20 Championships at Estadio Atlético de la Videna in Lima, Peru.
Matthew Kosgei also won Silver for the country in the race.
“As a team leader I had to show the way despite the event coming in the last day. The team did well and as the games come to the end, we have a reason to work hard and focus on the 2028 Olympic Games,” said Serem.
He singled out his coaches Patrick Sang, Robert Ngisirei, Bernard Rono, Peter Sang as part of the beautiful show.
“We can now be named as a steeplechase family and I’m so happy because the results came due to pure hard work and being focused for the prize. My father has been motivating me so much to follow in the footsteps of my brother Amos who won gold in the 2021 games,” said Serem.
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Kosgei also attributed the win to the support he gets from both his father and mother who were athletes in their prime days.
“I’m so happy to have bagged silver due to stiff competition that was witnessed in the race. I really appreciate my friend Serem for encouraging me to hang on and I have to continue training for the next assignments because I have finished the junior event. I know my father is a happy man because he asked me to work hard and I have delivered,” said Kosgei.
