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Okong'o aims for a perfect starts in Thailand

African Games middleweight gold medallist Edwin Okong'o in a past training. [Stafford Ondego,Standard]

African Games middleweight gold medallist Edwin Okong'o will be hoping for a positive start as he continues to chase for the 2024 Paris Olympics ticket when he takes to the ring in the second leg of World Olympic Qualifiers in Thailand on Saturday.

The Kenyan boxer will compete in the light heavyweight (81kg) category in the qualifiers because middleweight (75kg) is not an Olympic weight.

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