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Kipyego: Why I am running for Kenya

By Gilbert Wandera
When she speaks on TV, many listeners marvel at her accent. Some wonder why world 10,000-metre silver medalist Sally Kipyego has not followed in the footsteps of compatriots such as Bernard Lagat to run for the US having lived and studied there for about ten years.

But it seems the allure of greener pastures has not touched Kipyego as it did 50 Kenyans who are currently running for their adopted countries and will compete with team Kenya in next month’s London Olympics.

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