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KENYA LOSE FAITH: Chepng’etich ruled out of World Cross Country Championships

Faith Chepngetich wins 8km senior women in time of 26:23.4race during the IAAF Permit/KCB National Cross Country Championship at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi on 14-02-2014.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

Two-time world cross-country junior champion Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon will not compete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang, China, on March 28.

Chepng’etich, who is also the Africa cross country junior and senior champion, picked up an injury recently while in residential camp at St Mark Teachers College in Kigari, Embu, and was flown to The Netherlands on Thursday for specialised treatment.

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