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NAIROBI nike air max scontate , July 17 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia may not have had an edge over Kenya in the overall medal tally, but the visitors won the battle of long distance races as the World U18 Championships ended in Nairobi on Sunday.


However, Kenya has promised to return to the drawing board, immerse itself in training hoping to emerge with a perfect plan to beat their rivals at the senior athletes World Championships in London in August.


With Kenya hosting the championships, Ethiopia had to device a better method to stay afloat of competition and it returned dividends.


In long and middle distance races scarpe nike ingrossi , Kenya is always expectant, so when their arch rivals from Ethiopia wade into their home stadium and defeat them at the disciplines they love best, it left many fans hurt.


"It was a battle of the mind. We know we have good athletes and they showed as much. Now we have to build on that because, Kenya will certainly not leave this war end here in Nairobi," said Lemlem Hailu nike air max ingrosso , winner in 1,500m race.


Indeed Ethiopians are built tough, just like their Kenyan rivals. The visitors took gold in the boys' 3,000m, boys' 800m ingrosso nike italia , girls' 1,500m and girls' 3,000m.


Lemlem Hailu and Sindu Girma were the heroines of the girls' 1500m final, raining on the Kenyan parade by taking a 1-2 and relegating the home nation's leading hope, Edina Jebitok Nike Air Max 90 Bianche Scontate , to third.


In the sprint races, World U18 record-holder Sokwakhana Zazini won the men's 400m hurdles final by nearly two seconds in 49.27 to Kenya's Moitalel Naadokila (52.06) while Zeney van der Walt made it a South African double by winning the women's 400m hurdles in 58.23.


Elsewhere on the track, South Africa's Retshidistiswe Mlenga (21.10) and Germany's Talea Prepens (23.64) were the fastest qualifiers for the 200m finals, China's Yao Zhang won the 10,000m walk in 41:12.01 while Ecuador's Glenda Morejon won the 5 Nike Air Max 90 Blu Scontate ,000m walk in 22:32.30 from Turkey's Meryem Bekmez (22:32.79).


On the field, Cuba's Amanda Almendariz won the hammer (3kg) with 71.12m from teammate Yaritza Martinez 69.75m, China's Tan Qiujao won the triple jump with 13.64m from Bulgaria's Aleksandra Nacheva (13.54m), teammate Niu Chunge won the pole vault with 4.20m and Chile's Claudio Romero won the discus (1.5kg) with 64.33m.


South Africa's Breyton Poole also cleared 2.24m to win the high jump by 10 centimetres.


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NAIROBI Nike Air Max 90 Donne Scontate , July 15 (Xinhua) -- Steve Omondi has vivid recollection of the chaos that ensued in her neighborhood in December 2007 following announcement of disputed presidential election results.


The 32 year old football coach and his next of kin found themselves on the receiving end as marauding gangs took advantage of the chaos to attack and rob innocent civilians.


Omondi and his family members were lucky to escape slaughter thanks to benevolence of a local priest who sheltered them until the post election skirmishes subsided.


Born and raised in Nairobi's sprawling Kariobangi estate, Omondi has grown accustomed to inter-ethnic skirmishes that usually erupt in Kenya every election cycle.


Nevertheless, the decorated former mid-fielder in a local football club has vowed to utilize his mobilization skills to advocate for harmonious co-existence among Kenyans from different political persuasions.


During an interview with Xinhua on Saturday at a peace caravan organized by local charities, Omondi said the tragic memories of 2007 to 2008 post election violence have motivated him to occupy the front seat and advocate for cohesion in this election cycle.


"Majority of slum youth have vowed to use their positive energy to promote peace in our communities as the country gears up for the August polls," said Omondi.


He was among hundreds of youth who participated in a peace caravan that snaked through the densely populated Nairobi's informal settlement to urge communities to remain cohesive in this election season.


Omondi was optimistic that peace will prevail in Kenya as the country gears up for hotly contested elections despite gloomy predictions from naysayers.


"We have traversed many informal settlements in this city and what is abundantly clear is that Kenyans from all walks of life desire peace irrespective of the outcomes of the forthcoming national polls Nike Air Max 90 Essential Scontate ," Omondi told Xinhua.


Both local and international charities have been organizing forums, road shows and door to door campaigns in Nairobi's informal settlements to advocate for peaceful campaigns.


The Priest in charge of Kariobangi North Catholic Parish, Filipe Resende disclosed that the youth have been receptive to the call for peace before, during and after the August 8 general elections.


"We have reminded youth from poor neighborhoods that violence does not benefit anyone and that it is incumbent upon them to reject political thuggery," said Resende.


He noted that majority of the youth from urban slums who have embraced the call to champion for political tolerance happened to be victims of the 200708 post election chaos.


"It is refreshing to witness hundreds of slum youth join us in many forums around the city to preach peace Nike Air Max 90 Premium Scontate , unity and tolerance of diversity. This is a promising trend in the country as we prepare for polls," Resende intoned.


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