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Kipyegon promises gold as steeplechasers face bigshots

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon (1st right) competes during the women's 1500m Heat 2 of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at the National Athletics Centre stadium in Budapest, Hungary on August 19, 2023. [Xinhua]

Tonight, Kenyans will be crossing their fingers for medals as bigwigs blaze the tracks at Hungary's picturesque National Athletics Centre located on the banks of Danube River.

No doubt, adrenaline-filled World Championship showdowns are eagerly awaited, as the world's fastest athletes battle for honours in the women's 1,500m and the men's 3,000m steeplechase finals.

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