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World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri, Kenyan comedian Elsa Majimbo bag top awards

Kenya's Hellen Onsando Obiri celebrates winning the final of the women's 5000m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 13, 2017. [AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV]

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri won the Forbes Woman Africa Sports Award in a virtual ceremony with an audience of more than 2,000 attendees from across the world.

Kenyan comedian Elsa Majimbo also won the Entertainer Award in the event that took place on Tuesday, March 9.

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