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Kenya began the African Senior Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon on Friday with mixed results in event marked by poor organization, delayed start and poor sound in starting blocks making it difficult for athletes to attain Olympics qualification standards.
Despite all the shambolic organization Kenya's kelvin Korir and Mercy Chebet began the event in blistering fashion with Korir clocking 46.16sec to win the men's 400m heat while Chebet was in a superb form to rule the women's race in 53.42.
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