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Kenyan dream dimmed? Blow as Kamworor pulls out of Olympics

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Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York, U.S., November 5, 2017. [Reuters, Brendan McDermid]

Kenyan athletes have no doubt ruled the roost in track and road running across the globe.

But it has not won men’s 10,000m gold medal since the late Naftali Temu did it in 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. A river of hope emerged during the Olympic national trials when 2015 world 10,000m silver medallist Geoffrey Kamworor dazzled home fans inside Kasarani Stadium last month.

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