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Sierra Leone Athletics Association (SLAA) has named the country’s national 100 and 200 metres sprint champion, Ishamail DM Kamara, as the only athlete for the IAAF World U-20 Championships, penciled for Bydgoszcz, Poland, from 19-24 July.
According to the SLAA public relations officer, Abu-Bakrr Baraka Sparky, unlike most of the participating nations for the games, Sierra Leone would only have Kamara, due to the disappointment of having qualified athletes.
He said like the Olympic Games, the World U-20 Championships also have qualifying standards and athletes must secure qualification.
Kamara retained his national 100 and 200 metres sprint title in May this year at the Bo City Stadium after running a time of 10.58 seconds and 21.63 seconds in the 100 and 200 metres respectively.
The 19-year-old sprinter, who hailed from Makeni, recently won silver medal in 100m at the Western Regional Junior Athletics Championship in Banjul, The Gambia.
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