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Former continental Paralympics champion aims for sixth Standard Chartered Marathon title

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Athletes at Parklands Sports Club compete at the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon during warm-up event for people living with disabilities and being the first in preparation to the upcoming Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon in October. September 4, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

After representing Kenya in the 3x3 wheelchair basketball at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom, Caroline Wanjira is now gearing up for the 19th edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon to be held on October 30.

The former Africa Paralympics 1500m women's wheelchair race champion made her intention known yesterday when she clocked 28:13 to win the 2.5km women's wheelchair pre-warm-up race at Parklands Sports Club in Nairobi.

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