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Obiri shrugs off opposition in KDF contest

Hellen Obiri on her way to victory during the 39 edition of KDF championhips at Kasarani stadium.Picture. Dennis Okeyo

World 5000m Champion Hellen Obiri posted her third straight win as the 39th Kenya Defence Championships got underway at Kasarani Stadium yesterday.

Obiri announced her intentions to represent Kenya at the Africa Senior Athletics Championships (in Asaba, Nigeria) and pick a slot in the team to IAAF Continental Cup that run in Ostrava, Czech Republic on September 8-9. The Continental Cup is the only silverware missing out from Obiri’s trophy cabinet.

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