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Wanyonyi delights in ditching 10,000m for race walk

10,000M race walk men, Kenya’s Heristone Wanyonyi (left) and India’s . Amit during World Athletics U20 Championships at the Moi International Sports Complex. Aug 21, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

It’s strange how fortunes change. Against all odds, Heristone Wanyonyi switched from 10,000m to walking race and it paid off.

It is a story of hard work, determination and, more importantly, unbridled support from his games teacher Wesley Mosop.

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