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Athletics world awaits Ezekiel Kemboi’s one final dance

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Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi, left, and United States' Evan Jager compete in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. [AP Photo/Matt Dunham]

When the history of 3000m steeplechase in Kenya is written, Ezekiel Kemboi will feature as one of the athletes with the longest careers in the water and barrier race.

On his wall cabinet are seven gold medals he has won for Kenya in the steeplechase (a race the country has dominated for decades). Kemboi, 38, is a decorated track star.

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