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Wanjiru’s leap to fame

Had Samuel Wanjiru been alive today, and in the imperious form he was in four years ago, Kenyans would be already assured of one Olympic medal even before the Games start in London on July 27.

Wanjiru, who died anywhere between 11.30pm and midday of last May 15, earned Kenya its first every Olympic marathon gold medal in Beijing, China, in 2008.

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