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FAITH LONGS FOR GLORY: Chepng’etich ready for cross country test

By Jonathan Komen | Mar. 20, 2017

Olympics 1500m champion Faith Chepngetich during her training session in Kigari, Embu County on March 16, 2017.[PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

It is every athlete's dream to wear Team Kenya jersey, and above all have the national anthem played in their honour.

And four globetrotting stars – Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Chepng’etich, Africa 10,000m queen Alice Aprot, three-time world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop and world 10km and 15km record holder Leonard Komon – head to the 42nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships at the Kololo Independent Grounds in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday with heads held high.

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