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Bomet County: Former junior champ Cherop wins in Sotik

2016 Africa Junior X-Country gold medalist Miriam Cherop(Center) in action during the sotik xcountry competition. Cherop won the 8KM senior women. The 18-year-old beat a strong field of athletes among them 2014 5000M commonwealth champion Mercy cherono.Photo by Gilbert Kimutai/standard

2016 Africa Junior Cross Country champion Miriam Cherop shook off a strong field to win the Sotik Athletics Kenya Cross Country championships at Cereals grounds yesterday.

Cherop, who recently graduated from the junior competition, clocked 32:56:01 to win the hotly contested 10km senior women race.

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