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Faith Kipyegon: from walking to school in rural Kenya to setting world athletics alight

August 23, 2023
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By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu (Special to Black Headline News) https://youtu.be/-4zTpn4NfOk All eyes are on Faith Kipyegon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. That’s because the Kenyan 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters star broke three world records in less than two months on her way to Hungary. As expected, Ethiopia, Uganda and

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