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| Kenya's Julius Yego competes during the men's javelin throw qualifications at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS |
It's strange how fortunes turn around. Five years ago, Julius Kiplagat Yego dream of boarding an aeroplane had not come true.
He knew sports would get him places. He had a chance to travel to Europe for the 2008 World Junior Championships in Poland but was, however, dropped from the final team. It was a big disappointment.
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