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CLICK TO WATCH – Ethiopia’s Sembo Almayew and Italian Mattia Furlani receiving recognition as the Rising Stars of 2024 at the World Athletics Awards 2024 in Monaco.
Almayew won the world U20 title, setting a championship record in the process. The 19-year-old became the first ever Ethiopian world U20 women’s steeplechase champion.
Women’s Rising Star: Sembo Almayew (ETH)
Men’s Rising Star: Mattia Furlani (ITA)
Video credit: World Athletics
