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Stars who missed school games but broke world records

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning gold medal in men's marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, yesterday morning. [AP]

They watched, celebrated with hearty claps as their peers ruled the tracks at school games.

And after soul-searching, they got inspired into athletics. Within a short time, they took away the fans' breath crushing opposition without much fuss.

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