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Why Samuel Wanjiru is immortal

Were it not for Samuel Wanjiru's gold medal victory at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Kenya would hold not a single Olympic men's marathon title

Samuel Wanjiru

In Helsinki some years ago, having a discussion around athletics, one of the locals just oozed admiration of the clear Finnish hero, 2007 javelin throw world champion Tero Pitkamaki.

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