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HYVIN NURSING GOLDEN DREAMS: History beckons as Kiyeng, Rotich and Chepkoech target gold in Rio

Hyvin Kiyeng races to victory in the women's 3000m steeplechase finals during the Kenya Police athletics championship at Kasarani stadium on April 22, 2016. [PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

For Hyvin Kiyeng, destiny beckons. The men’s version of the water jumps and barriers is Kenya’s for keeping.

Yet even as she emerges to stake a claim in the 3,000m steeplechase, another force in Ruth Jebet, now a Bahraini, lurks behind her lean build.

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