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Kenyan female athletes conquer the world but suffer at home

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 5000m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Yasemin Can of Turkey and Agnes Jebet Tirop of Kenya in action [Reuters, Aleksandra Szmigiel]

When the country’s women world beaters conquer the tracks and the roads, break world records and win millions in prize money, Kenya celebrates.

On many occasions, the Kenyan national anthem is sung when they win races and a sense of pride permeates a jubilant country.

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