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Does winning national cross country title bring bad luck?

Little known Amos Kirui of South Rift celebrates after winning 10 kilometers senior men race during National Cross Country championship in Eldoret on 23/02/2019. [PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD].

Steeplechase specialist Amos Kirui upstaged some of his more established domestic rivals to win the hotly-contested senior 10km men’s race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships.

At the packed Eldoret Sports Club grounds last Saturday, he led the queue to the 43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.

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