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Emmanuel Korir sprints to beat Kipyegon Bett (right) and Michael saruni (left) at the national athletics trials at Nyayo staium.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO
Two-time Olympic and world 800m champion David Rudisha and 2016 IAAF Diamond League winner Ferguson Rotich have been picked in the 800m squad to the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships in London on August 4-12.
That means US-based Michael Saruni, who was third-placed in the national trials last month, has been sacrificed to accommodate the duo.
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