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NYAIRERA ready FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: Athlete remains hopeful ahead of Kampala World Cross

World cross country training in Embu county Olympics 800m bronze medallist Margaret Nyairera during her training session in Kigari, Embu County on March 16, 2017.[PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

She had been tipped to deliver Kenya’s second gold medal at the Olympics – after Pamela Jelimo in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Although she brought home a bronze medal, Margaret Wambui Nyairera’s well-built physique remains the unending talking point.

When she won the Olympic 800m national trials at the Kipchoge Keino last year, the crowds inside the stadium were on their feet, with all manner of gestures.

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