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Yego seeks redemption in Berlin Challenge Meeting

Kenya's Julius Yego competes in the final of the men's javelin throw athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO /

Olympic javelin silver medallist Julius Yego has a chance to redeem his career after a dismal show at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London, England.

Yego, who finished last in London, faces homeboys in Olympic champion Thomas Rohler and the new world champion, Johannes Vetter, who will strive for javelin supremacy at the IAAF World Challenge Meeting – the 76th ISTAF meeting – on Sunday next week.

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