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Golden Hope: marathon champion Keitany keen to bag Olympic gold

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Kenya made history in Beijing four years ago when it ended the jinx in men’s marathon with Samuel Wanjiru winning gold.

Until 2008, Kenya was still waiting for its first men’s marathon gold medal despite the country boosting of the best talent in the road race distance.

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