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Dennis Kimetto: From mole hunter to athletics star

World marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto with his wife Caroline. He
made it to the ?nal three of the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards held
in Monte Carlo, Monaco, last month. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The 2014 season has shone with a new script that is different from the golden crew that usually ships home the bullion from foreign lands.

It will go down in history as the year that Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto emerged as the first ever athlete to run 42km under two hours and three minutes.

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