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Moncton draws praise as World Juniors wrap up

July 26, 2010
By Michal Kapral
  • Ethiopia’s Tizita Bogale won the women’s 1500m race at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in a PB of 4:08.06. Photo by www.photorun.NETEthiopia’s Tizita Bogale won the women’s 1500m race at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in a PB of 4:08.06.
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The IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Moncton, N.B. ended on Sunday with the event drawing wide praise from athletes and fans. The competition was the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada.

On the final day, Ethiopia’s Tizita Bogale won the women’s 1500m race in a PB of 4:08.06, while Ireland’s Ciara Mageean hammered out an unexpected silver-medal performance in 4:09.51, ahead of Nancy Chepkwemoi. American Jordan Hasay finished fourth. Mageean smashed her own Irish junior record of 4:15.46.

Ethiopia’s Tizita Bogale duly won the race but Ciara Mageean with a stunning performance managed to upset the expected African domination when winning the silver medal ahead of Nancy Chepkwemoi on the final day of the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the Stade de Moncton.

Bogale after dominating her semi final, proved the stronger in the finishing straight to produce a PB 4:08.06 as she pulled away from the unrated Irish athlete with Kenya’s Nancy Chepkwemoi struggling behind them clocking 4:11.04.

Canada won two medals at the World Juniors with Aaron Brown taking the bronze in the 200m and Taylor Stewart placing third in the long jump.