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Athletes in race for Tokyo entry mark ahead of August deadline

USA's Abdihamid Nur, USA's Paul Chelimo and Kenya's Cornelius Kemboi compete in the men's 5000m heats during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 24, 2023. [AFP]

In the last World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, the men’s 5000m team brought home a bronze medal through Jacob Krop, who had bagged silver during the 2022 showpiece in Eugene, Oregon.

Ahead of this year’s global show, which is set to electrify Tokyo, Japan from September 13-21, Kenyan men who stormed to  automatic qualification spots at the national trials are chasing entry standards.

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