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Will Kenya's marathon squad dethrone defending champs in Budapest?

A team of marathoners selected to represent the country in World Championship from left,Titus Kipruto, Shyline Jepkorir, Micahael Githae, Rosemary Wanjiru, Joshua Belet, Margaret Wangare, Timothy Rono, Betty Chepkwony, Sally Chebiego and BethweL Chumba, pose for a photograph in Eldoret yesterday. June 14, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Since 2017, Kenyan men have not brought home a gold medal from the World Championships.

2017 was the year Geoffrey Kirui fashionably outwitted Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia to clinch victory.

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