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Kiplagat and Cherono set for Boston Marathon

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Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (right) compete in the women's marathon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London on August 6, 2017. [File]

Two-time world marathon champion Edna Kiplagat and Chicago Marathon winner Lawrence Cherono will lead Kenyan charges at the 124th Boston Marathon showdown on April 20.

Organisers have assembled a talented field of seasoned athletes with 12 women holding personal best times under 2:23 and five under 2:20.

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