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Asbel Kiprop: Elite athlete now in tough race to save his legacy

Asbel Kiprop

On March 24, 2007, an 18-year-old athlete was out to prove a point.

In sweltering heat, and a cheering crowd, young Asbel Kiprop licked his lips and looked up towards the cloudless sky and perhaps said a simple prayer as hundreds of others behind him jostled to get their running shoes tucked into soft ground of Mombasa Golf Club.

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