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Kenya wins two more gold medals as Kipruto sets new Olympics record

Faith Chepng'etich Kipyegon who won a gold medal in the women's 1,500m final. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Kenya struck Olympics gold to top the athletics medal table at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Yesterday, 22-year-old Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon set the medal-winning mission in motion when she dramatically upstaged Ethiopia’s world 1,500m record holder Genzebe Dibaba.

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