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Hail Kiplagat, the village celebrity

By ANIL BAKARI

It was interesting to learn that Edna Kiplagat, the world marathon champion and first gold medallist for Kenya at 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow, enjoys cooking for herself and plants her own food. In short, I am vindicated to say Kiplagat is no different from the average village girl. This is despite the fact that she has conquered the world.

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