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Edward Zakayo
Edward Pingua Zakayo is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 meters. He was born on November 25, 2001. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won a bronze medal in that event. In club football, he plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal.
Zakayo, who was born in Narok, said his goal in running was to assist his mother get out of poverty and pay for his schooling. In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was chosen to compete in the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in front of a home audience in Nairobi, where he earned a silver medal over 3000 meters. He qualified for the U20 World Championships in Finland by winning the Kenya World U20 trials on June 11, 2018, with a new personal best of 13:19.
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Jabari, the official World Athletics Under 20 Championships Mascot
Energetic,courageous,strong,fierce,brave are among the characteristics lions are associated with.We are proud to have Jabari as our mascot as he symbolizes the energy and fierceness of our athletes and that we are the King of athletics.
