The 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships kicked off Aug. 27 in Lima, Peru. Top-ranked Japanese woman Kana Mizumoto was a DNS in the Championships’ first final, the women’s 5000 m, but teammate Yumi Yamamoto was the top non-African finisher at 6th, running 16:01.54. But with gold medalist Medina Eisa of Ethiopia running a 14:39.71 championships record Yamamoto was over 36
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