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Tributes flow for fallen marathon legend Chebet

Legendary athlete the late Joseph Chebet after winning at a past Boston Marathon race. [Courtesy,Getty Images]

Last weekend, when Kenya was selecting a team to represent her at the 2023 Budapest World Championships coming up next month, one of the country's legends quietly exited the stage.

Joseph Chebet, a soft-spoken legendary athlete who won the prestigious Boston and New York marathons in 1999 passed away while undergoing treatment in an Eldoret-based Hospital last Friday.

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