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Riches to rags: Former elite Kenyan athletes living in squalor

Raymond Yator, a former athlete who established a new junior world record in 2000.

NAIROBI: At the peak of his career, he was one of the most talented athletes; best remembered for breaking the World Junior 3,000m steeplechase record.

But today, Raymond Yator lives a destitute life.

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