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Tokyo Olympics: Nicholas Kimeli to stage lone battle in 5,000m final

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Nicholas Kimeli celebrates crossing the finish line to win Heat 1 on men's 5000m. [Reuters]

Kenya is yet to win the 5,000m men Olympic gold medal since John Ngugi shocked everyone with some front running from the bell to win gold at the 1988 games in Seoul.

From then on Kenyans have tried to win back the medal with little success and even at the last Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio, there was no Kenyan in the final.

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