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Commonwealth Games: Changing trend as athletes transfer sports success to class

John Kelai Ekiru when he won marathon gold at the 2011 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.

The Commonwealth Games, which unites the 71 English-speaking nations here, has seen Kenya present some highly educated athletes.

The 195-member squad, which will be flying the national flag, is cut from a different material altogether.

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