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World 3,000m steeplechase champion eyes rebound after hamstring injury

Kirui of Kenya clears the final hurdle ahead of her compatriot Cheywa to win the women's 3000 metres steeplechase finaat the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

A career-threatening hamstring injury seemed to have take the wind out of her sails, but World 3,000m steeplechase champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa is not about to hang her spikes.

Chemos,28, is already training her eyes on retaining her title at the World Championships in Beijing from August 22-30.

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