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Kenyans through to 3,000m steeplechase final [photo courtesy]
There were no major problems for Kenya’s 3,000m steeplechase duo of Benjamin Kigen and Abraham Kibiwott as the athletics programme started in Tokyo on Friday, but it was a nightmare start for the other Kenyan Leonard Bett who could not qualify to the finals.
Kigen and Kibiwott all sailed through to the final on Friday after finishing among the top three automatic qualifiers in their heats, but Bett failed to sail to the finals after finishing fifth in his heat, which means he is out of the even at the first hurdle.
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