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Ezekiel Kemboi suspends retirement plans

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Ezekiel Kemboi has suspended plans to retire from athletics until he brings a final medal to Kenya. The veteran athlete was disqualified from the 3,000m steeplechase for stepping off the track.

The bronze medal he earned was subsequently handed to Frenchman Mahiedine Mekhissi who was in fourth position.

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