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Wanjiru ready to silence rivals as she returns to Tokyo tomorrow

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Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya finishes in second place in the women's marathon during the Tokyo Marathon 2024 in Tokyo on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)

Rosemary Wanjiru will be making another grand return to the streets of Tokyo, Japan for another scintillating marathon tomorrow.

Wanjiru, the 2023 Tokyo Marathon champion, and who placed second last year, is taking to the Japanese capital a gigantic confidence after what she describes as adequate training at her base in Iten.

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