Moroccan Teen Clinches Bronze in 3000m Steeplechase at World Junior Athletics Championships

Salaheddine Benyazide managed to reach the third step of the podium with a time of 8 min 40.62, behind the Ethiopians Samuel Duguna, winner in 8:37.92 and Samuel Firewu, second in 8:39.11. With this performance, the Moroccan won the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Cali (Colombia).

This sporting event is a gathering of athletes from around the world under the age of 20. Before Cali in Colombia, the junior world championships had been organized in Nairobi, Kenya in 2021.