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Tyson Juma: From life-threatening injury to becoming sprint star

Tyson Juma participarting in a past 100m race at Nyayo National Stadium. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

From overcoming a career-threatening injury while playing rugby to become one of the best sprinters in Kenya, Tyson Juma is a true definition of resilience.

It has evidently not been a walk in the park for Juma (100m athlete) since he switched from rugby to athletics way back in 2021. February 13, 2021, is a day he will never forget in his life as it had some mixed fortunes.

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