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Okoth's rise from slum boy to competing at the Olympic

Kenya’s Nick Okoth after booking a slot in the Tokyo Olympics. [Courtesy]

It's strange how fortunes turn around. While growing up at the sprawling Mathare slums, former Commonwealth Games featherweight silver medalist Nick Okoth developed unbridled love for football.

His peers then admired how he dribbled and juggled the ball in the football crazy slum. And many people expected that he could emerge as a star footballer.

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