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Pomp and colour as Kenya's world beaters receive heroic welcome on return from Tokyo

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Lillian Odira, who won the 800m women's gold medal for Kenya, receives a heroic welcome at JKIA after returning to the country from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Song and dance rent the air as Kenya's heroes and heroines from the just concluded Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships jetted back into the country Tuesday afternoon.

The return of the world beaters made the historic Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) a beehive of activity.

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