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Obiri eyeing double success in Tokyo Olympics

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Kenya's Hellen Obiri celebrates winning the Women's 5000m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Two-time world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri has set her sights on clinching double gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Obiri will compete in both 5,000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Games that kicks off officially on Friday.

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