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Sawe sets new high jump national record

High jumper Mathew Sawe during the Kenya Defence Forces Athletics Championship at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani stadium on April 29, [PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO]

Africa high jump champion Mathew Sawe yesterday set a new national record as the Kenya Defence Forces Track and Field Championships entered the second day at Kasarani Stadium.

The 29-year-old Sawe, who arrived recently from a series of competitions in France alongside his French coach Moussa Fall, set the highest jump of 2.30 metres to erase his previous record of 2.25 metres.

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