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Kipyegon: Thank you for doing it on my behalf

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Faith Kipyegon (right) and her father Samuel Koech, pose in a brand new Toyota Probox awarded by Sultan Rana (left) of Rana Auto in Eldoret for her historic shows at Florence and Paris Diamond League. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

"Thank you for doing it on my behalf." This was the message from an overjoyed 1,500m and 5,000m World Record breaker Faith Kipyegon when an Eldoret-based car dealer rewarded her father yesterday.

When she was awarded Sh5 million cash and a Sh6 million house during her red-carpet reception at State House on Tuesday, Kipyegon said she would use the money to buy her father, Samuel Koech, a car.

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