Kenya had to wait until the fifth and final day of the competition here in Donetsk for its first double at the IAAF World Youth Championships as Rosefline Chepngetich and Daisy Jepkemei reigned supreme in the girls 2000m Steeplechase and took the gold...

Romania s Florentina Marincu today achieved the Triple Jump and Long Jump double, with a 6.42m best effort for gold only two days after leaping to a 13.75m World youth lead in the former event.

There was little doubt that the girls US Medley Relay team would miss out on the gold medal on the final day of competition at the IAAF World Youth Championships here in Donetsk.

Slovenia, Hungary and Spain each claimed their first Javelin Throw medal in the 14-year history of this event, as Slovenia s Matija Muhar unleashed a 78.84m lifetime best to take the victory.

Jamaica toppled favourites USA for victory in the boys Medley Relay, storming to a 1:49.23 World youth best in the process.

Florentina Marincu became just the second athlete in the history of the IAAF World Youth Championships to win both the long jump and triple jump crowns, the only other double being achieved a decade ago by her compatriot Christine Spataru.