<page_title> List of world under-18 bests in athletics </page_title> <section_title> Boys </section_title> <table> <cell> 8:17.28 <col_header> Record </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jonathan Ndiku <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 16 years, 299 days <col_header> Age </col_header> </cell> </table>
16-year-old Ndiku's winning time of 8:17.28 minutes was the fastest ever recorded by a youth category athlete.