National champion back in action on Friday in the 1,500m event

Salomé Afonso finished the World U20 Athletics Championships in an honorable 18th place this week, with a time of 2:08.09.

The Alvalade athlete shaved a second off her qualification time in a powerful pack of up and coming athletes.

Salomé Afonso will next be in action on Friday in the 1,500m and 4x100m events.