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Kenyan stars eye Diamond League glory ahead of Tokyo World Athletics Championships

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet celebrates after breaking the 5000m world record at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on July 5. [Courtesy, Diamond League]

With four Diamond Leagues including the two-day final pending, Kenyan charges getting set for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships have a busy August.

Just a month to the international showpiece set for September 13-21, top guns are striking a balance between World Championship preparations and chasing Diamond League glory.

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