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Environment: Kipchoge launches sub-two minutes tree planting challenge

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Environment and Forestry PS Chris Kiptoo (left) and World Marathon Champion Eliud Kipchoge (in Tshirt) participate in tree planting challenge at Kaptagat forest Elgeyo Marakwet County yesterday. 22.08.2020. PHOTOS BY PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD

World record holder Eliud Kipchoge yesterday launched a tree planting challenge, just 43 days to his epic clash with Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele in London.

Yesterday, a day after the London marathon organisers confirmed his participation, Kipchoge took part in a sub-two minutes tree planting challenge near his Global Sports Communication training camp in Kaptagat.

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