Nairobi Countdown
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From left to right : Glenda Morejon of Ecuador leads the pack in the girls 5000m race walk and Timo Northoff of Germany in action during the final of the boys shot
World Athletics, the athletics governing body, offered six disciplines: track and field, road running, race walking, cross country running, mountain running (2003), and trail running (2015). There were also jumping events such as long jump, triple jump, pole vault, and high jump. Throwing events included shot put, discus throw, javelin, and hammer throw.
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From left to right : Marisleisys Duarthe of Cuba in action during the final of the girls javelin and Omas Sabasinskas of Lithuania competes in the Boy’s Long Jump







