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How Kenya's first female Olympian went to the games

Former Athlete Tecla Chemabwai Sang at her school in Eldoret Uasin Gishu county on Wednesday, August 4, 2021.[Christopher Kipsang,Standard]

While it is impressive that Tecla Chemabwai was the first Kenyan woman to compete in the Olympics, what is more jaw-dropping is that she might have been only 13 years old when she did it. 

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