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How Wanyonyi overcame Covid scare to conquer world athletics

800M World under 20 gold medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi grand reception by the students at his Kosirai high school in Nandi County on Wednesday 25 August ,2021. [Christopher Kipsang,Standard]

For the days Emmanuel Wanyonyi was plotting to storm to victory at the World Athletics U20 championships that ended last week his fear was Covid-19.

But why? The 17-year-old athlete who stunningly won gold for Kenya in 800m in the global competition tested positive for coronavirus while in the Team Kenya training camp in Nairobi.

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