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Did doping run these world-beaters to their early graves?

(From Right) Athlete Janeth Jepkosgey addresses the press after attending an anti doping seminar in Kapsabet, Nandi County.  PHOTOS BY: KEVIN TUNOI

One hot Wednesday afternoon in 2013, Geoffrey Tarno run a hard and furious 40 kilometres.

He was hundreds of metres away from his nearest competitor. He could already feel the tape break against his lean torso as he crossed the finish line of the Kimbilio Hospice Marathon. The only thing that could beat him to the tape was a slight wind.

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