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Ezekiel Kemboi: No short cuts in bid to reclaim men steeplechase gold

Former steeplechase Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi talks to steeplechase athletes at the end of the 3000m S/C final during the national trials for Paris Olympics at Nyayo Stadium on June 14. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The men's 3000m steeplechase used to be a Kenyan affair until former champions Ezekiel Kemboi exited the scene and Conseslus Kipruto became a pale shadow of himself.

Ahead of the Paris Olympics next month, there are plans to ensure the country returns to its glorious days in the water and barriers contest.

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