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Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir targeting 2023 world record attempt

FILE PHOTO: Apr 18, 2022; Boston, MA, USA; Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crosses the finish line at the 2022 Boston Marathon.Reuters

Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir said she could target the London, Berlin or Chicago marathons for a world record attempt next year as she builds on a blockbuster run.

The 28-year-old Kenyan set the sport ablaze when she won the New York City Marathon just 13 weeks after claiming gold in Tokyo, the first athlete to win the Olympic marathon and the five-borough race in the same year.

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