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Kenya’s Lilian Kasait, Hellen Obiri pick Tokyo Olympics tickets

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Hellen Obiri, Lilian Kasait (Front) at Kasarani Stadium on Thursday, June 17, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, The Standard]

Lilian Kasait, the 2017 world cross country bronze medalist, won the  5000m title ahead of Olympic 5000m silver medalist Hellen Obiri (14:52.51) and world 10000m bronze medallist Agnes Jebet Tirop (14:53.91).

Kasait won in an impressive 14:52.19 on Thursday at the Kasarani Stadium.

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