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The track god who was felled by the weight of his stardom

The reign of one of Kenya’s greatest runners, Samuel Kamau Wanjiru, tragically ended in 2011. [Courtesy]

The year the boy with the battered running shoes crossed the “two’’ Equator lines in a matter of minutes is unforgettable.

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