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Joyce Chepkirui of Kenya runs to a third place in the women's division of the 120th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 18 April 2016. EPA/HERB SWANSON
Former Boston Marathon winners Moses Tanui and Timothy Cherigat, have blamed poor tactics and inadequate preparation for Kenya’s dismal performance at the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday evening.
Tanui, who won in Boston in 1996 and 1998, said it was not prudent for the athletes to strive for faster times on the energy-sapping Boston course where victory has become elusive for Kenyan men in recent years. Wesley Korir last won it in 2012.
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