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Paris 2024: Peres keeps faith in her teammates as they battle to bring back women marathon gold

Peres Jepchirchir when she won gold at the 2020 Olympics. [AFP]

For Olympic marathon defending champion Peres Jepchirchir retaining her title in Paris on Sunday (9am) looks more difficult, but she is determined to make the impossible possible.

Jepchirchir will be in company of a strong Kenyan team made of debutant Sharon Lokedi and Hellen Obiri as they target to secure a clean sweep at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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