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Ongare, Andiego sail into boxing quarters as games start in UK

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Kenyan boxer Elizabeth Andiego stretches out at the National Exhibition Centre in West Midlands, Birmingham in United Kingdom on Tuesday. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

With the release of fixtures by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, two female Kenyan boxers have qualified for the quarterfinals without throwing a jab at the Club Games that commenced yesterday in Birmingham, England.

They are 2018 Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medallist Christine Ongare and Africa Zone Three light heavyweight gold medallist Elizabeth Andiego.

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