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Age is just a number: 43-year-old man qualifies for Olympics for fifth time

Abdi Abdirahman celebrates with United States flag after placing third in the men's race in 2:10:03 to qualify for his fifth Olympic team during the US Olympic Team Trials marathon [COURTESY]

Imagine representing your country in the Olympics. Cool right?

Now imagine representing your country in the Olympics for the fifth time at the age of 43.

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