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Coronavirus crisis push race organisers to plant trees

Environment and Forestry PS Chris Kiptoo (left) and World Marathon Champion Eliud Kipchoge (in Tshirt) participate in tree planting challenge. 22.08.2020. [PHOTOS BY PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD]

When the first coronavirus case was reported in March, Eldoret City Marathon organisers were dazed.

They were forced back to the drawing board after President Uhuru Kenyatta issued measures on Covid-19 prevention.

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