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Wanyonyi and Ng'eno carry Kenya's hopes as Korir bows out

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Jacob Krop of Team Kenya Looks on after competing in men's 5000m final athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, on day nine of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 6, 2022. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

Olympic and world 800m champion Emmanuel Korir and Olympic silver medallist Ferguson Rotich dramatically bowed out in the heats at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday night.

Korir, the reigning Olympic champion, finished fourth in a race won by France's Benjamin Robert in 1:46.45.

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