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Four women athletes to watch at Tokyo Worlds

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet at the Paris Olympics. [AFP]

The journey to Japan is intensifying for athletes around the world, with just  two months to go to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.

While many of the sport’s stars will be looking to secure their spots for the global showpiece when they compete at their national championships next month, here we highlight some of the athletes who could light up the Japan National Stadium from September 13-21. 

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