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HOW KENYANS BATTLED FARAH: Kamworor, Karoki reveal strategies that led to victory in Cardiff race

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Kenya's Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor wins the Men's Elite 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday March 26, 2016. (David Davies / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

Determination and confidence clearly described how Kenyan men pulled a fast one on Britain’s track assassin Mo Farah at the 21st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff, South Wales, here on Saturday evening.

Geoffrey Kamworor, a police officer, summoned enough courage to orchestrate a 1-2 finish for Kenya and, at best, snatch the overall team title from Eritrea, who won in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2014.

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