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KENYANS GO HUNTING IN FAMILIAR GROUNDS: Stars line up at historic Olympic Stadium in Rome tomorrow

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By JONATHAN KOMEN AND RODGERS ESEKON | Jun 01, 2016

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Gold medallist Kenya's Asbel Kiprop and silver medallist Kenya's Elijah Motonei Manangoi celebrate after the final of the men's 1500 metres athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium in Beijing on August 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

The fifth leg of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Italy tomorrow will refresh memories of track great Moses Kiptanui when he broke the 5,000m world record at the Rome Olympic Stadium.

On June 8, 1995, Kiptanui blew the field away to win in the then world record time of 12:55.30.
Although the prize will not be a male horse, the battle tomorrow night will be no different as Kenya’s track stars lock horns at Rome Olympic Stadium, which has turned out into another temple of middle-distance running.

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