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Tergat to run for Kenyan Olympic board presidency

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Former Olympic Champion Paul Tergat [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Kenya's double Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Paul Tergat said Thursday he plans to enter the race to lead the country's embattled Olympic committee (NOCK) during the May polls.

The former marathon world record holder and five-time world cross-country champion said in a statement he was ready to take a leadership role after years watching from the sidelines.

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