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IAAF World Championships: Kiplagat leads Kenya's chase for glory

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Kenya's Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (L) leads Bahrain's Rose Chelimo in the women's marathon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in central London on August 6, 2017 [Courtesy]

Two-time world champion Edna Kiplagat leads Kenya’s chase for the first medals in a bruising midnight marathon battle as the 17th edition of the IAAF World Championships starts in Doha, Qatar today.

At 41, Kiplagat who recently relocated to America with her family will be out to prove that age is just a number as she teams up with Dubai marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich and Visiline Jepkesho.

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