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KENYAN STARS TARGET SHANGHAI: 800m champ Sum to lead array of world-beaters in China

ATHLETICS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
From left; Agatha Cheruto, Sylvia Chesebe, Eunice Sum, Janeth Jepkosgei during the 800m women final at the Athletics Kenya National Championship at Nyayo Stadium on 7-06-2014.DENNIS OKEYO

 

World 800m Champion Eunice Sum, has cautioned her fans, she will run sparingly this season and hope to peak just before the Beijing World Championships in August.

Sum, 27, will be leading a galaxy of stars to the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Sunday and believes she has gained enough endurance to push for a faster race in China. Accompanied by her mentor and former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei, the duo will depart for China today.

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