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Olympic legend Robert Ouko dies before realizing his retirement dream

Olympic relay champion Robert Ouko dies at his Ngong home at the age of 70 [photo courtesy]

Olympic relay champion Robert Ouko, a member of 4x400 metres relay team that won the first ever Olympic gold for Kenya in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, has passed on.

The 71-year-old died on the Sunday night while being rushed to hospital for treatment after developing complications arising from a long illness he has been battling since 2014. 

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