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Meet the man who saved Kenyan blushes in London

Vincent Kipchumba, who finished second at the 40th London Marathon yesterday, has come a long way.

While a young boy at Chepkatet village, Kipchumba could see airplanes take off and land at the airport. He harboured a lofty dream: that one day he would board a plane and enjoy the feel of air travel. It came to pass.

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