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Boxing: Olympian Philip Waruinge dies aged 77

Phillip Waruinge(center) chats with the President of the Amateur Boxing Association of Kenya, Jackson Mutala(right) and the Kenya Coach, Mr Hassan Amiri, 1967 [Standard]

1972 Munich Olympics welterweight silver medallist Philip Waruinge is dead.

Waruinge died in his sleep on Wednesday (October 19, 2022) at 2 am in Nakuru.

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