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Paris Olympics 2024: Kidali eager to honour his late father with a medal

Kenya's 800m athlete Koitatoi Kidali (right) with his pacemaker during a training session at Nyayo Stadium on Thursday. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

After losing his father in 2022, budding 800m runner Koitatoi Kidali was devastated. He did not know the trajectory his career would take then as this was the man who introduced him to athletics at a tender age.

Kidali looked up to his father Likiok, a former 400m runner, who inspired and supported him the best way he could to ensure his athletics dream took off.

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