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IAAF World Championships: Kenya bags first gold medal as star Kirui shrugs off Ethiopia challenge

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Kenya's Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui competes in the men's marathon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in central London on August 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Michael Steele

Geoffrey Kirui won Kenyans’ first gold in the men’s marathon to extend the country's record as the most successful nation in the history of the event at the IAAF World Championships.

Kirui becomes the fifth champion after winning a compelling duel with Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola.

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