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Faith Kipyegon: The ever-smiling Kenyan golden girl returns

 

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya celebrates after crossing the finish line to win gold [Reuters, Dylan Martinez]

Last Friday, Faith Kipyegon she made another long stride to the annals of history by becoming the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 1500m since Russian Tatyana Kazankina in 1976 and 1980.

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