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How jumping over rivers propelled Katonon to three national records

National long jump record holder Jacob Katonon during the Athletics Kenya Masters Trials at Nyayo Stadium. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

At Taach Asis village in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, Jacob Katonon passes for an ordinary maize farmer in an area known as Kenya's grain basket.

His house is in the middle of a maize plantation, barely two kilometres away from Garage trading centre.

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