« on: July 14, 2008, 09:11:36 AM »
The 12th IAAF World Junior Championships held in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland concluded on a high note in the Zawiska stadium yesterday afternoon as 12,000 spectators attended the sixth and final competition day.
Overall, no fewer than 40 countries entered the medal table with super power USA leading a surprising team of Germany. The Americans grabbed a total of 11 gold medals, 4 silvers and 2 bronze with Germany, the host of next year’s IAAF World Championships in Athletics in second with 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze.
Kenya (4-5-2), Russia (4-3-0) and Ethiopia (2-3-5) followed in the standings to confirm their status as part of the strongest athletics nations with the Ukraine, France and Romania the only other nations to win more than one gold medal.
The hosts finished in 13th with one gold courtesy of Robert Szpak in the men’s Javelin and Sylwester Bednarek and Pawel Wojciechowski’s silver medals in the men’s High Jump and Pole Vault respectively.
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