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How Chebet's 2024 Olympic double broke new barriers for Kenyan athletics

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Kenyan athlete Beatrice Chebet celebrates after the Women's 10,000m final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on August 9 in Paris, France. [AFP]

In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, the spotlight on Kenya was firmly shone on Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon.

The Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 champions were chasing history in France - the honour of becoming the first three-peat Kenyan Olympic champions. Kipyegon eventually achieved the milestone when she successfully defended her women's 1,500m title to cement her status as Kenya's most decorated Olympian in history.

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