†: Krista Ranta-Pere of Finland came in 90th in 16:00 min, Savita Birajdar of India 98th in 16:12 min, and Lakshmaiah Manjula of India 99th in 16:16 min, but all three were disqualified.
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 115 athletes from 30 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]
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