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Team Kenya wins Kurume City hearts as Ceremonial kit voted one of the best

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Mercy Moim and Andrew Amonde, of Kenya, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP photo)

Kurume City Chamber of Commerce has paid tribute to Team Kenya for pitching camp in their municipality in Fukuoka, a move they said has put the bustling city on the global map.

The officials said this when they paid a courtesy call on Saturday at the Kenyan Embassy in Tokyo where they met Ambassador Irina Tabu and Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed.

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