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KEEPING THE FAITH: Chepng'etich leads chase for Beijing Championships 1500m race ticket

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Commonwealth Games Scotland's Laura Muir, Kenya's Hellen Onsando Obirim and Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kibiegon compete in the final of the women's 1500m athletics event at Hampden Park during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on July 29, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

Commonwealth Games 1500m champion Faith Chepng’etich says running a fast time at the Athletics Kenya national trials at the Safaricom Stadium on Saturday will not be important as she chases a ticket to the Beijing World Championships.

Chepng’etich, 21, (pictured) will be hoping to make her second show at the premier world track and field competition, having made a debut appearance in Moscow two years ago.

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