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Kenyan Zakayo strikes gold in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Kenyan Edward Zakayo celebrates with the Kenyan flag after winning the Men's 5000m event on the final day of the African Athletics Championship at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State in midwestern Nigeria, on August 5, 2018. Kenya finished with 11 gold medals, six silver and two bronze with South Africa on nine gold, 13 silver and eight bronze.

Kenyan charges continued with their good show at the ongoing Africa Under-20 and Under-18 Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast with Edward Zakayo winning 5,000m gold.

World Under-20 5,000m champion Zakayo won his specialty on Friday with another title to his growing medal collections.

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